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Buddhist monks walking from Texas to Washington to promote peace have become a surprise popular hit as they near the US capital -- attracting crowds of thousands who line the route or join in for a few miles. [1]

Alan Clements For more than four decades, I have had the honour of being a humble witness and lifelong student of the people of Burma. [2]

Kachin Villagers Demonstrate Against Buddhist Monastery Planned on School Property Residents of Loi Len Yang village, located in Kachin State, demonstrated aga [3]

SRI RACHA, Thailand – As scorching temperatures and persistent dry weather continue to plague Chonburi Province, Buddhist monasteries are facing a critical water shorta (confirmed by 2 sources) [4]

A man holds money he received as aid at a Buddhist monastery used as a collective shelter for those displaced by recent violence in Sittwe June 17, 2012. [5]

MANDALAY—Mandalay police arrested four men including two Buddhist monks and seized drugs from two monasteries in Mandalay’s Pyigyidagun and Patheingyi townships on Sunday and Monday. [6]

The regime’s air force bombed a Buddhist monastery sheltering civilians displaced by fighting in Karen State’s Papun town on Sunday, killing eight people and wounding 15 more, residents of the town and resistance troops said. [7]

RANGOON — Police and Burma’s state-backed monastic council sealed off a Buddhist monastery in Rangoon’s Tamwe Township at about midnight on Tuesday, evicting monks who reside at the site. [8]

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[1] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2026-02-04 · 49% match

'We just need something positive' - Monks' peace walk across US draws large crowds

Buddhist monks walking from Texas to Washington to promote peace have become a surprise popular hit as they near the US capital -- attracting crowds of thousands who line the route or join in for a few miles.

[2] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-11-14 · 51% match

Two Mountains, One Light: Tibet and Burma’s Shared Struggle for Freedom

Alan Clements For more than four decades, I have had the honour of being a humble witness and lifelong student of the people of Burma.

[3] MM kachinnews.com · 2020-10-12 · 75% match

Kachin Villagers Demonstrate Against Buddhist Monastery Planned on School Property

Kachin Villagers Demonstrate Against Buddhist Monastery Planned on School Property Residents of Loi Len Yang village, located in Kachin State, demonstrated aga

[4] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-04-21 · 75% match

Buddhist monastery in Sri Racha desperately appeals for water

SRI RACHA, Thailand – As scorching temperatures and persistent dry weather continue to plague Chonburi Province, Buddhist monasteries are facing a critical water shorta

[5] MM burma.irrawaddy.com · 2013-03-02 · 75% match

Man holds money he received as aid at a Buddhist monastery used as a collective shelter for those displaced by recent violence in Sittwe

A man holds money he received as aid at a Buddhist monastery used as a collective shelter for those displaced by recent violence in Sittwe June 17, 2012.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-10-17 · 75% match

Two Monks Arrested in Drug Raids on Two Buddhist Monasteries in Mandalay

MANDALAY—Mandalay police arrested four men including two Buddhist monks and seized drugs from two monasteries in Mandalay’s Pyigyidagun and Patheingyi townships on Sunday and Monday.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2024-04-02 · 75% match

Buddhist Monastery Bombed in Myanmar: Eight Civilians Killed in Karen State

The regime’s air force bombed a Buddhist monastery sheltering civilians displaced by fighting in Karen State’s Papun town on Sunday, killing eight people and wounding 15 more, residents of the town and resistance troops said.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-06-11 · 75% match

Burma’s Buddhist Council, Police Raid Monastery in Land Dispute.

RANGOON — Police and Burma’s state-backed monastic council sealed off a Buddhist monastery in Rangoon’s Tamwe Township at about midnight on Tuesday, evicting monks who reside at the site.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-02-05 · 75% match

Maha Gandayone Monastery: A Hub for Monks and Tourists

Maha Gandayone Monastery attracts flocks of visitors eager to see the daily life of hundreds of monks on the compound.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-10-07 · 75% match

In Thandwe, Communal Trust Shattered in Aftermath of Violence

THANDWE TOWNSHIP, Arakan State — Sitting on the floor of a Buddhist monastery, 85-year-old Ma Hla, an ethnic Arakanese Buddhist, is homeless, although she doesn’t realize it yet.

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