Activist monk seeks Buddhism overhaul in Thailand over corruption fears
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre, Reuters, Mar 1, 2015
NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand -- Phra Buddha Issara is a monk with a mission. From his Buddhist temple near Bangkok he is calling for a radical overhaul of Thai Buddhism, fearing millions of dollars in temple donations and a rapidly modernizing nation are corrupting monks.
Religion not as clear as black and white by Kuo Yong Kooi, The Malaysian Insider, 2 March 2015 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- If someone hands me a copy of the Quran, I would be happy to accept it with no ill will in my heart. I concluded long ago that all religious texts in this world are used as guidelines to improve human behaviours. More
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