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The Vagabond Buddha of Ratchaprarop Road

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August 14th 2011
I was inspired to write this blog by an old woman who regularly appears on the street just outside of the apartment where I stay on Ratchaprarop Road near Bangkok's Victory Monument. I like to think of her a little bit like a "Vagabond Buddha" as she is both female and likely a little bit mentally unstable and therefore, not allowed to be a member of the Thai Buddhist sangha. (The ordained B ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more