The Million Elephants and the Dharma, how Theravada Buddhism Forged a Kingdom

by Kooi F. Lim, The Buddhist Channel, 21, October 2025

Vientiane, Laos -- How did Theravada Buddhism come to be mainland Southeast Asia's dominant religion? The answer lies not in a single event, but in the slow, deliberate currents of trade, diplomacy, and faith that flowed along the Mekong River.

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The Rhythm of the Dhamma in Champasak

by Kooi F. Lim, The Buddhist Channel, 18 October 2025

Pakse, Laos -- The morning sun is a low haze over the Mekong. In the town of Pakse, the streets are quiet, broken only by the soft, steady footfall of monks. They walk in a line of saffron and ochre, their bowls suspended before them. A woman kneels on the pavement, placing a handful of sticky rice into a monk’s alms bowl. This is the daily pulse of life in Champasak (ຈໍາປາສັກ), a rhythm set by Theravada Buddhism.

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Cambodian Monks Honor Fallen Soldiers, Pray for Peace

The Buddhist Channel, 9 Aug 2025

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- On Friday, August 8, 2025, hundreds of Buddhist monks gathered in the Cambodian capital to pay tribute to soldiers killed in recent border clashes with Thailand and to offer prayers for lasting peace. The solemn ceremony, held amid lingering tensions, underscored the deep spiritual and communal role of Buddhism in Cambodia’s response to conflict.

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Cambodia's Wat Damnak undergoing restoration

Khmer Times, 22 June 2024

Siem Reap, Cambodia -- The restoration of the 100-year-old Buddhist Vihara in Wat Damnak is a significant endeavor to preserve this national heritage site.

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Revered Cambodian monk Tep Vong dies at 93

The Buddhist Channel, 26 March 2024

Phnom Penh, Cambodia -- Samdech Preah Agga Maha Sangharajadhipati Tep Vong, a senior monk who is also the Great Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia’s Buddhist Sangha, has died. He was 93.

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