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Miracles, Visions And Crystal Balls, NATION
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The Nation (Thailand)
12-28-1998
Faith, wisdom and Buddhism in Thai society today have taken a long
detour from the essentials, says Nithinand Yorsaengrat.AN eclectic mix
of the Lord Buddha's teachings, Hinduism, animism and spiritualism, Buddhism
in Thailand has a very distinctive character. And most Thai Buddhists would
seem to have more faith in spirits, miracles, thewada lae sing saksith
(angels and ''sacred'' objects) and in the historical Budd...
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Dhammakaya's marketing guru shows his merit again, NATION
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; The Nation (Thailand) 01-16-1999 The Business Desk profiles Manit Ratanasuwan, a veteran marketing expert, who put his mark on the controversial Wat Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple, by devising some sophisticated fund-raising techniques for the cash-rich monastery. When Wat Dhammakaya wanted to
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'When certain things are unwholesome', NATION
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; Kultida Dunagin The Nation (Thailand) 10-01-1999 I am sure, by now, most of The Nation's regular readers are weary of Aroon Suansilppongse's relentless defence of Dhammachayo and Wat Dhammakaya. The best part about his entire argument is that he himself has never been to Wat Dhammakaya.Not once.
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Dhammakaya seeks to raise Bt1 billion, NATION
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; PONGSAK BAI-NGERN The Nation (Thailand) 03-01-1999 DESPITE a watch by religious authorities on Wat Dhammakaya's aggressive fund-raising, the temple has launched six merit-making programmes for Makhabucha Day on Monday to solicit over Bt1 billion, a House religion committee report said. The inquiry
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Some food for thought on Wat Dhammakaya, NATION
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; Phnom Chatranonth The Nation (Thailand) 09-11-1999 For three decades Wat Dhammakaya successfully built an empire, but now it is facing a tragic dilemma. Obviously, of all of the wats within the Royal Thai Kingdom, Wat Dhammakaya is the most successful in terms of construction and the complex at its
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Tighter police security after temple blast, NATION
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; ... an attack on him. Wat Dhammakaya later issued an open letter denying any involvement in the explosion. The statement also said news reports that some temple followers, who had gathered outside Wat Chana Songkram hours before the blast, may have had something ...
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Complaint against Dhammakaya, NATION
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; ... so the temple was not angry about their ''unfounded'' reports. ''We would like to beg all newspapers not to report distorted news against us,'' Chuleeporn said. WORLDSOURCES ONLINE, INC., A JOINT VENTURE OF FDCH, INC. AND WORLD TIMES, INC. NO PORTION OF MATERIALS ...
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Arkom hits back at detractors, NATION
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; PONGSAK BAI-NGERN The Nation (Thailand) 05-18-1999 EDUCATION Minister Arkom Engchuan said yesterday he would file a libel suit against Khao Sod daily newspaper for accusing him of taking bribes. He said a column by Wuthithep Thechapat alleged he had taken bribes from Wat Dhammakaya and harassed the
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Sign of the times as temple softens pitch, NATION
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; The Nation (Thailand) 03-15-1999 PATHUM THANI -- The controversial Wat Dhammakaya has shown a gesture of renouncing its aggressive solicitation of donations by removing propaganda signs for such a purpose from its compound. About 2,000 people who visited the temple on Sunday for regular weekend
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Dhammakaya faces extensive tax probe, NATION
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; The Nation (Thailand) 01-16-1999 THE provincial revenue office of Pathum Thani has launched a tax probe against Wat Dhammakaya and the Dhammakaya Foundation to determine whether they have evaded taxes and will expand the investigation into companies awarded major projects by the temple. Pathum
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Monks urge media chiefs to meditate, NATION
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; ... critical of the temple's fund-raising and other practices -- Daily News, Matichon, Khao Sod --have also reported an influx of letters ... with their coverage. So, I would like to ask the media to cover news which will encourage people to do good. We and the media share ...
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