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The Smart Pagoda

Community Development: collaboration with civil society leader and adoption of Royal development principles --> Surrounding Environment: Regeneration of water table/watershed by building tanks à reforestation and rehabilitation of land based on royal development principle of 30% water resource, 30% agriculture, 30% forest cover, and 10% housing--> Education for Ecology and Dharma: Simultaneous establishment of eco-school in which…

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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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