Theravada Buddhism has been the spiritual backbone of Thai identity for more than two millennia, and still shapes national ...

Buddhist monks in Thailand receive monthly food allowances which vary according to their rank, reflecting a centuries-old tradition that continues today.The monthly food allowances, or "Nittayapat" (?

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Sadom Kaewkanjana took time off from golf to become ordained as a monk ... and he's now playing better than ever.

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Women should be prosecuted for having sex with monks, Thai politicians have proposed, amid a nationwide scandal over an ...

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