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‘Jet-set monk’ is back in Thailand after extradition from US
By Jerome Socolovsky — July 20, 2017
BANGKOK (AP) — Wirapol Sukphol was defrocked amid accusations of multiple sexual relationships with women — a cardinal sin for monks. Critics say he is an extreme example of a wider crisis in Thai Buddhism, which has become marginalized by a shortage of monks and an increasingly secular society.
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Video: Decline of Buddhism in Thailand
By Sally Morrow — May 30, 2013
There’s a struggle going on inside Thailand. It’s between two powerful influences. One side can be found in places like this; the other in crowded spaces like this. For now it seems that one side is falling behind.
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