Sangha Organization in Nineteenth Century Burma and Thailand > In this situation, the king had two alternatives: either to confiscate all religious lands where the evidence for the original endowment was weak, and thereby increase the royal treasury, or to maintain the status quo...

📰 Sangha Organization in Nineteenth Century Burma and Thailand (A free, 31-page article from 1984)

Tags: #Theravada #MonasticTheravada

Buddhist Militarism Beyond Texts: The Importance of Ritual During the Sri Lankan Civil War > What happens to the meaning of Buddhist rituals in military spaces? Do the military confines and the political context alter the meaning of “non-violent” rituals? Can they become “violent” rituals?

📰 The Importance of Ritual During the Sri Lankan Civil War (A free, 22-page article from 2017)

Tags: #Extremism #TheravadaChanting #SriLanka #War #MonasticTheravada #Vinaya

Transnationalizing Cambodian Buddhism This podcast discusses how Sri Lanka and India have been helping restart the Cambodian monastic education system and the challenges that have arisen in setting up these "study abroad" programs.

🗣️ Transnationalizing Cambodian Buddhism (A free, 47-minute podcast from 2017)

Tags: #MonasticTheravada #Cambodia

Buddhist Monks Keep Getting Arrested for Corruption, Murder and Drug Trafficking These incidents have tarnished the reputation of Thailand's monastic community, raising concerns about the integrity of the religious institutions in the country and questions about what reforms may be needed.

📰 Buddhist Monks Keep Getting Arrested for Corruption, Murder and Drug Trafficking (A free, 9-page article from 2022)

Tags: #MonasticTheravada #ThaiBuddhism #Sangha