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The monk from Siaya: Inside the Hare Krishna temple, Nairobi
There are female monks in the temple. Dressed in coloured saris, they sit together around a table, quietly sorting flowers. It is eerily quiet. Intermittently, I spot a monk passing, headed into ...
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7 Buddhist monks arrested for allegedly embezzling nearly $12m from Thai temple
Nine people, including seven Buddhist monks, have been arrested by the Thai authorities for allegedly embezzling about 300 million baht (S$11.8 million) in donations to a temple in Thailand’s ...
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Monks at Kyoto temple test their hanging bell for New Year’s Eve
KYOTO--Monks at Chion-in temple in Higashiyama Ward here did a test run of its famed hanging bell on Dec. 27 to prepare for the traditional bell-ringing ceremony on New Year’s Eve. In the test ...
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Three including two monks arrested for stealing artifacts from temple
Three individuals including two Buddhist monks have been arrested in connection with the theft of ancient relics from the upper-level Buddha shrine of the Karahampitigoda Khettarama ancient temple.
The Star26d
Malaysian monk arrested in Thailand over temple theft; alleged to have stolen valuables from Wat Chet Yot shrine in Chiang Mai
BANGKOK (Bernama): A Malaysian monk has been arrested in Chiang Rai, the northern province of Thailand, on Thursday for allegedly stealing valuables from Wat Chet Yot temple in Chiang Mai province ...