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In Desperate Times, Burmese Turn to their Monks

May 31, 2008 – 2:52 pm

From IHT.
It is a scene Myanmar’s ruling generals are unlikely to see played out for themselves: As a convoy of trucks carrying relief supplies, led by Buddhist monks, passed through storm-devastated villages, hungry children and homeless mothers bowed in supplication and respect.
“When I see those people, I want to cry,” said Sitagu Sayadaw, 71, one [...]

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Dalai Lama Offers Support to Myanmar Monks

September 26, 2007 – 11:31 pm

From Forbes.com.

‘I extend my support and solidarity with the recent peaceful movement for democracy in Burma,’ the Dalai Lama said in a message released by the Tibet office and datelined in Dharamsala in northern India.
‘I fully support their call for freedom and democracy and take this opportunity to appeal to freedom-loving people all over the [...]

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Marathon Monk Ancient Quest

June 11, 2007 – 8:03 pm

From msnbc.
For more than seven years, Genshin Fujinami dressed in white from head to toe while covering the backwoods trails of this sacred mountain MOUNT HIEI in one of the world’s most grueling feats - a punishing quest that combined starvation, isolation and the equivalent of a lap around the equator.
For 1,000 days, rising well [...]

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