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1. Dhammakaya crisis: The tip of the iceberg in Thai Buddhism

   ... will be purified by arresting the former abbot of Wat Dhammakaya, experts point out a lack of secularism and political tolerance is a ... of Sociology and Anthropology hosted a seminar “ Dhammakaya Crisis, Social Crisis? ” The panel discussed the ongoing ...

   editor4 - 19-03-2018 - 02:33 PM

2. Dhammakaya monks stage hunger strike against junta harassment

   ... Feb 2017 - 08:07 PM Monks and worshippers of the Dhammakaya sect have staged a protest against orders for the arrest of their ...   On 22 February 2017, Ai Petthong, a representative of Dhammakaya followers, told the media that the authorities have prohibited ...

   editor4 - 19-03-2018 - 02:33 PM

3. Media efforts to justify junta’s harassment of Dhammakaya

   ... past three weeks, right-wing media have been demonising Wat Dhammakaya and justifying the junta’s crackdown by linking the sect to the ... an Al Jazeera report on the Thai junta’s harassment of the Dhammakaya sect. The screen displayed a message “Programming will return ...

   editor4 - 19-03-2018 - 02:33 PM

4. Emergency powers abused at Wat Dhammakaya: lawyers

   ... the ongoing clash between authorities and monks at Wat Dhammakaya.   On 20 February 2017, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights ... to cease the use of special powers in its raid of Wat Dhammakaya. The statement condemns authorities’ excessive use of force and ...

   editor4 - 19-03-2018 - 02:33 PM

5. Soldiers detain red shirt near Dhammakaya temple

   ... anti-establishment red shirt group at a market close to the Dhammakaya temple and told him not to enter the area again or risk ... in Pathum Thani Province. The market is close to the Dhammakaya temple and is currently used by Dhammakaya monks and disciples as a ...

   editor2 - 19-03-2018 - 02:33 PM

6. 14-year-old Dhammakaya disciple detained for protesting Section 44

   ... that they have arrested a 14-year-old disciple of the Dhammakaya Temple for protesting against the junta’s use of Section 44 to tighten control around the Dhammakaya complex. On 15 March 2017, police officers of Khlong Luang ...

   editor2 - 19-03-2018 - 02:33 PM

7. Dhammakaya to sue Trasher for party ‘blasphemy’

   ... apologized for lampooning the controversial Buddhist sect Dhammakaya at a party Saturday night following threats of legal action by the ... officers, and its leader wanted on embezzlement charges, the Dhammakaya sect said it was preparing a defamation suit against party organizer ...

   editor2 - 19-03-2018 - 02:01 PM

8. Military detains political dissident at Dhammakaya temple

   ... have detained an anti-junta political dissident at the Dhammakaya Temple complex. At 4 pm on 2 March 2017, about 10 soldiers and ... regular participant anti-junta political activities, at the Dhammakaya Temple in Pathum Thani Province, north of Bangkok. About two ...

   editor2 - 19-03-2018 - 02:33 PM

9. Can Thailand tolerate more than one form of Buddhism?

   ... Within Thailand’s overwhelmingly Buddhist population, the Dhammakaya version of Buddhism has amassed a huge following but also created ... announced  that it would soon arrest the abbot of Dhammakaya Temple, Phra Dhammachayo. The arrest will cause another big drama in ...

   editor2 - 19-03-2018 - 02:32 PM

10. University investigates staff for opposing junta’s power

    ... use of Article 44. The demand came after a follower of the Dhammakaya sect committed suicide to protest the junta’s ongoing harassment ... just hours after the suicide of Anawat Thanacharoennat, a Dhammakaya follower who hanged himself to protest the junta’s use of ...

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