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Ajahn Jayasaro becomes first foreign-born Somdet

His Majesty the King has promoted Ajahn Jayasaro, a renowned British-born monk and disciple of the late Luang Por Chah, one of the most revered figures of the Thai forest tradition, to the rank of Somdet Phra Ratchakhana, making him the first foreign-born monk in Thai history to receive the…

Bangkok Post · Jul 16

Fraternal dialogue

Reminiscent of the scene in Oscar-nominated film The Two Popes where Cardinal Julio Bergoglio (Jonathan Price) was led by the Swiss Guards up the long staircase to have audience with His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI (Anthony Hopkins) at the Apostolic Palace, a group of Buddhist monks and laymen were guided…

Bangkok Post · Jul 5, 2022