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Thai cave boys adopt saffron robes of Buddhist novices to honour dead rescuer
July 31, 2018 By Faith Matters

Thai cave boys adopt saffron robes of Buddhist novices to honour dead rescuer

Eleven boys from a football team rescued from a flooded Thai cave in a drama that gripped global audiences were ordained as Buddhist novices on Wednesday in memory of a volunteer diver who died during their rescue. Dressed in white robes, the boys and their 25-year-old coach, Ekapol Chanthawong, arrived at the Wat Phra That […]

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The power struggle behind Thailand’s temple row
February 24, 2017 By Faith Matters

The power struggle behind Thailand’s temple row

A stand-off between security forces and monks at Thailand’s biggest temple has exposed a struggle as much about power as religion in the predominantly Buddhist country, where the junta has shut down dissent since a 2014 coup. For the past week, some 4,000 police and soldiers have surrounded the Dhammakaya temple, which practices a form […]

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