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Taking Up Arms? Meeting the Crisis in Myanmar

Hozan Alan Senauke 14 July 2023

Hozan Alan Senauke offers a thoughtful commentary on military oppression in Myanmar and a Buddhist perspective on violent and nonviolent resistance

Report: More than 20 People Killed in Attack on Buddhist Monastery by Myanmar Military

Craig C Lewis 13 March 2023

At least 21 people have been killed by government forces during an attack on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar’s southern Shan State, the BBC has reported.

Anti-Myanmar Junta Buddhist Monk Sayadaw Ashin Arriyawuntha Biwunsa Dies in Exile Aged 71

Justin Whitaker 3 November 2022

Sayadaw Ashin Arriyawuntha Biwunsa was one of Myanmar’s most accomplished and respected monks

Nationalism: Collective Selves and the Promise of Buddhaland

Brian Daizen Victoria 30 September 2022

Looking at how Buddhism has treated nationalism, from ancient empires to modern countries and contemporary movements

Report: 13 Killed in Military Attack on Buddhist School in Myanmar

Craig C Lewis 23 September 2022

Army helicopters supporting the military junta that seized power in Myanmar more than a year ago reportedly killed at least 13 people, including 11 children,

Buddhist Monk, Civilians Killed as Junta Troops Raze Villages in Northern Myanmar

Craig C Lewis 27 April 2022

Myanmar junta troops are reported to have shot dead a Buddhist monk and three civilians while attacking villages inthe norther region of Sagaing.

Myanmar Junta Has Destroyed Over 100 Buddhist Monasteries, Christian Churches – Report

Craig C Lewis 30 March 2022

The junta that overthrew Myanmar’s elected government more than a year ago has destroyed in excess of 100 Buddhist and Christian buildings in central, northwest,