MOGGALIPUTTATISSA, Buddhist elder and arahant leader of the monastic order (saṃgha) in India during the reign of Aśoka (274–232 BCE). According to the chronicles of the Theravāda tradition (Mahāvaṃsa and...

An Assembly. The monastic order founded by the Buddha, the members of which are called Bhikkhus (m) or Bhikkhunīs (f). It is the oldest monastic order in the world. The act of admission to the order is called pabbajjā (renouncing the world)....

Saṃgha (or saṅgha) is a common noun meaning "multitude" or "assemblage" in Sanskrit, Pali, and the various prakrit languages. Buddhists have adopted the word to describe their religious community; followers of...

This article concerns the concept of Sangha in Buddhism. For information on other senses, see Sangha (disambiguation). Sangha (संघ saṅgha) is a word in Pali or Sanskrit that can be translated roughly as "association" or "assembly" "company" or...

Thailand's border patrol is rarely surprised by the shadowy figures it encounters along the country's northern frontier. The police frequently pick up Burmese refugees, illegal arms dealers or drug smugglers moving their contraband through this notorious stretch of the Golden Triangle. So it...

Interpreting Thai Religious Change Thai religion is changing. So is Thai society. To most scholars the connection is obvious: social and especially material changes drive religious ones. So a new middle class causes religious ferment(1) while a crisis in legitimacy explains a...

The markets in the Central African Republic offer all of the jungle's delicacies, including monkey, chimpanzee, antelope and, if you have the cash, even elephant.Hunters kill the elephants and cut off the ivory. Then, over grills fueled with green tree branches, they smoke the meat...