


Thailand Celebrates Start of Buddhist Rains Retreat and King’s Birthday
BD Dipananda
3 August 2018
People throughout the country engage in…

Preserving and Protecting the Buddhist Heritage of Laos
Shuyin
17 October 2017
At 4am, before even the first peep of sunrise, the sound of temple bells ripples through the silence that hangs over Luang Prabang, rousing the

Dana – The Sisters of Giving
Cathy Ziengs
1 October 2012
Myanmar is a country today sought by many, eager to witness change, forge new alliances, and urge on the seedlings of development. There are rays

A Secured Sacred Old Tradition
Ven. Priya Rakkhit
29 June 2012
Ven. Priyarakkhit takes us through the history, heritage, and daily significance of the alms-round taken by monks all over the world.— While going through the

The Overturned Alms Bowl: When One is Unworthy to Serve
Ittoku
1 May 2010
“The bowl may be overturned for a lay follower endowed with (any of) eight qualities: He/she strives for the monks’ material loss, strives for the