"Monks"

Kindhearted Buddhist monks of a temple in Nakhon Ratchasima are making coffins to hand out to poor families who cannot afford to buy one for deceased relatives.

The Sangha Supreme Council (SSC) has banned Buddhist monks and novices from smoking or growing cannabis but permitted them to use it to treat illness.

Residents of an ancient Buddhist community in the northern province of Phichit handed out alms to monks on Sunday to mark the long-held tradition of Visakha Puja Day.

Here is a glimpse of how chaotic it was after one of the monks posted a video clip on Facebook on Wednesday.

A playful kitty and a praying monk

The clip of a monk using a motorised cart during his alms round in Ang Thong province.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has conducted a vaccination drive to cover monks, temple staff and officials of other religions, such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism, at the vaccination centre in SCG Bang Sue headquarters on Sunday.

In a bid to prevent infection clusters in temples, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) had vaccines administered to monks and temple staff in 221 monasteries in Bangkok’s Thonburi area on Friday.

Photos of Buddhist monks wearing PPE (personal protective equipment) suits while chanting at a funeral have gone viral on social media since last week.

Monks of central Bangkok’s famed Wat Traimit Withayaram Worawihan (Traimit Temple) and temples nearby were vaccinated against Covid-19 by a Public Health Ministry mobile vaccination unit on Wednesday.

Three Thai monks residing at a Buddhist temple in Las Vegas, Nevada, have contracted Covid-19, the Royal Thai consulate-general in Los Angeles confirmed yesterday (July 28).

Prime Minister’s Office Minister Thewan Liptapanlop said on Thursday (May 28) that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has assigned him the job of helping Buddhist temples nationwide that have been affected by the Covid-19 crisis and lockdown measures.