Saturday, September 29, 2007

Myanmar (Burmese) Monks Politically Active Force Since 1930s


...Historian Aung Kin pointed out that only 10 per cent of the monks are activelyh involved in political protests. The rest are locked away in monasteries, unaware of the political rumblings going on in the nation's capital. Each village in Burma has a monastery where the monks provide spiritual guidance and perform a leading role in wedding and funerals....