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Aung San Suu Kyi, a leaking roof, and the brother who won't let her fix it
 banning him from making the offerings that, in the view of Theravada Buddhists, allow lay people to gain the merit that leads to Nirvana. The announcement by the Burma Monks Organisation that it is enforcing a religious sanction known as pattani kuzanakan against Mr San Oo and his wife renders them outcasts. In 2007, groups of monks enforced a similar boycott on senior members of Burma's military regime and ordered all monks to refuse to accept alms from them. The group said they had sent a message to Mr San Oo demanding that he drop his legal action by 31 January. As he had not responded they had decided to go ahead with the ex-communication. An exile...
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Rajapaksa-s re-election
... also happen to be the heartland of chauvinism that feeds on atavistic fears of Sri Lanka being the last remaining bastion of Theravada Buddhism. ...
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Rajapaksa’s re-election
... also happen to be the heartland of chauvinism that feeds on atavistic fears of Sri Lanka being the last remaining bastion of Theravada Buddhism. ...
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An Example to All Christians
Some forms of Buddhism (Theravada) are atheist and thus better categorized as a philosophy rather than a religion. Others (Mahayana) do incorporate deities ...
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