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Thailand’s “Death Fest” Blends Buddhist Reflection with Practical End-of-Life Planning

Justin Whitaker 17 March 2026

Thailand’s Death Fest, now in its second year, encouraged open discussion of mortality through Buddhist reflection and practical planning

Hui Jue, secretary-general of the Jade Buddha Temple’s Juequn Culture and Education Foundation. From shine.cn

Palliative Perspectives Strengthen Buddhist Care in Shanghai

Raymond Lam 23 June 2021

The pioneering work of Jade Buddha Temple in providing care for the dying

Dr. Sneha Rooh teaches a palliative care module to monastics. Image courtesy of Dr. Sneha Rooh

Principles and a Pandemic: How Buddhism Helped Me Navigate Personal and Professional Lows

Dr. Sneha Rooh 22 June 2021

How Buddhist ideals helped weather personal and professional crises

Do Not Resuscitate

John Harvey Negru 28 May 2020

Confronting death in the age of coronavirus, with Buddhist…

The staff of Twilight Villa treat the residents like their own grandparents. Image courtesy of Twilight Villa

Twilight Villa – The Last Hope for Myanmar’s Sick and Abandoned Elderly

Shuyin 12 September 2018

A final refuge for the forsaken and forgotten

Myanmar’s Public Health Care System: Filling the Gaps

Shuyin 12 February 2016

The ambulance pulls up at the gates of Htantabin Monastery in Myanmar’s capital, Naypyidaw, where Sayadaw Kaywala waits patiently. As the door opens, he bends

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Thailand’s “Death Fest” Blends Buddhist Reflection with Practical End-of-Life Planning

Palliative Perspectives Strengthen Buddhist Care in Shanghai

Principles and a Pandemic: How Buddhism Helped Me Navigate Personal and Professional Lows

Do Not Resuscitate

Twilight Villa – The Last Hope for Myanmar’s Sick and Abandoned Elderly