Tag: Buddhism
Alcohol sales ban for incoming Makha Bucha day
Makha Bucha day, one of the holiest Buddhist holidays, falls on this upcoming Wednesday, February 16th, in Thailand. The day will be marked with many [Read More…]
Bollywood Actor Gagan Malik Ordained in Bangkok
BANGKOK, Feb 10 (TNA) – Bollywood actor Gagan Malik who played Prince Siddhartha entered monkhood at Wat That Thong with his monk name “Asoko” meaning [Read More…]
Mae Chee Sansanee dies aged 68
Mae Chee Sansanee Sthirasuta, a popular Buddhist nun and founder of the Sathira-Dhammasthan learning centre, died on Tuesday from cancer. She was 68. Her death [Read More…]
Buddhists nationwide make alms at end of Rains Retreat
BANGKOK (NNT) – Today marks the end of Buddhist Lent, and people of the Buddhist faith were giving alms and visiting temples in observance of [Read More…]
Religious holidays bring two alcohol ban days, three-day weekend
PHUKET: People across Phuket woke today to a 48-hour ban on the sale of alcohol as the nation commemorates the major Buddhist holidays Asarnha Bucha [Read More…]
Buddhists nationwide make merit on Asanha Puja Day
KHON KAEN (NNT) – During the religious holidays of Asanha Puja Day and Buddhist Lent Day, people are going out to make merit at temples, [Read More…]
94 years jail term for ex-Buddhism office chief Panom Sornsilp
Former director of the National Office of Buddhism (NoB), Panom Sornsilp, and three other former senior officials were yesterday handed heavy prison sentences, after they [Read More…]
COVID-19: Buddhists invited to perform Visakha Puja Day activities at home
BANGKOK (NNT) – The Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, Tewan Liptapallop, paid homage to the abbot of Rakhang Khositaram Temple in Bangkok on [Read More…]
