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Author page: Jonathan S Watts

Socially Engaged Monastic Schools (SEMS) in Myanmar

Awipi (Coordinator) 3 Pilot Sites (scroll down for more details) Shwenadi Monastic School (Kyaukpadaung, Mandalay Region) Laythar Taung Monastic School (Dipeyin, Sagaing Region) Wannitayon Monastic School (Salin, Magway Region) Background: The Buddhist monastery in Myanmar has been a mainstay in preserving and passing on traditional values to succeeding generations. With a monastery in every sizable village and an…

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Sukhavati (Pure Land) Eco-Temple in Tamil Nadu, India

Project by the Foundation for His Sacred Majesty (FHSM) Mr. Gautham Prabhu Nagappan (Executive Director) Gautham Prabhu Nagappan Background: The Foundation for His Sacred Majesty (FHSM), based in Chennai, which has been working in this region for seven years among the most marginalized communities of former outcaste or untouchable Hindus, now referred to as Dalits. Since the 1950s,…

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