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BANGKOK — A Buddhist scholar and foreign correspondent both warn in recent books of the rising specter of Buddhist nationalism in Thailand. Buddhist scholar Suraphot Thaweesak recently warned that a bid to enshrine Buddhism as the national religion would increase the kind of extremism that French journalist Arnaud Dubus writes about
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BANGKOK, 22 October 2017 (NNT) – The government has refuted claims its ordered destruction of statues in Buddhist temples, assuring it is within the discretion of each temple's monks. Government Spokesman Lt Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd has addressed an online rumour claiming that Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered for the removal
Read More KHON KAEN - Nine statues of Naga, a new feature at a temple in Khok Phochai district, have been torched, outraging the many people who hold to a belief in the mythical serpent. Images of the burned statues of Naga, or Phaya Nag, at Wat Tham Phupa Daeng in this northeastern
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A SENIOR Department of Special Investigation (DSI) official has been appointed as new chief of the National Office of Buddhism amid a tense stand-off between authorities and the controversial Dhammakaya Temple, which has dragged on for over a week. National Office of Buddhism director-general Pranom Sonsill was replaced yesterday by Pongporn
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YALA, 17 September 2016 (NNT) – Faithful Buddhists in Yala are celebrating the Tenth Lunar Month Festival making offerings to their deceased ancestors to gain good fortune for themselves. The celebration of the Tenth Lunar Month Festival at Wat Muang Yala Temple in Yala province today is lively with many Buddhists
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A video of a Thai Buddhist monk praying calmly in a huge pot of boiling oil. This monk just defied physics or is it a trick? Thailand Monk meditate in boiling oil by pkvideohub
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BANGKOK — Muslim activists asked the junta today to take legal action against a Buddhist group for spreading religious hate speech on social media. The complaint, filed by a group calling itself Muslims Love Peace, against a Facebook page called Wake Up Buddhists, provided the latest example of the escalating tensions
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BANGKOK, 20 May 2016 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has invited faithful Buddhists to make merit, observe the percepts, and respect the law and order on the occasion of Vesak Day, says spokesman. The Government Spokesman Maj Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd revealed that the Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed his
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