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Jogye Order, monk Myeongjin end legal dispute

The legal battle between the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism and former Bongeunsa Temple head Monk Myeongjin over the ...
Reuters

Thailand's Buddhist monks order reforms ahead of royal transition

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Under growing pressure from Thailand's military government, and their own religious bodies, Buddhist monks have launched a fresh round of reforms in recent weeks to clean up ...
Southeast Missourian

Junta orders monks to clear monasteries of cyclone victims

KYI BUI KHAW, Myanmar -- The saffron-robed monks who spearheaded a bloody uprising last fall against Myanmar's military rulers are back on the front lines, this time providing food, shelter and ...
Tulsa World

Monks at historic Kyiv monastery defy eviction order

Monks at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery in Ukraine are refusing to leave despite a government eviction order. The monks are members of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which was under the authority ...