New Mandala

From yesterday’s Sydney Morning Herald:
CAMBODIA is being systematically stripped of its natural assets by a small elite of politicians, relatives of its prime minister, and businessmen working with the army, the Government’s former official independent forestry watchdog says. International donors such as Australia who bankroll the impoverished nation do virtually nothing to stop the plunder, [...]

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In late April, I posted some Burmese images of the Buddhist saint/spirit Upakhut. During my recent visit to Sipsonpanna I was delighted to see this lively representation of Upakhut at the Manting Temple in Jinghong. Talking briefly with one of the monks there it was evident that local beliefs about Upakhut (particularly his protective role at major [...]

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