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Thai Buddhism: Monks, Mercs and Women
For Assignment, Linda Pressly explores the rifts and sexual politics challenging Thai Buddhism and its devotees.
An unholy spat is stirring the Sangha, Thailand鈥檚 top Buddhist authority 鈥� who will become the next Supreme Patriarch, Thailand鈥檚 most senior monk? Meanwhile, allegations of 鈥榗heque-book Buddhism鈥�, cronyism and corruption abound 鈥� including allegations about tax-evasion on an imported vintage Mercedes car. Watching quietly from the side-lines are the women who shouldn鈥檛 be there at all... For Assignment, Linda Pressly explores the rifts and sexual politics challenging Thai Buddhism and its devotees.
(Image: Thai monks)
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