Two Sides of the Sangha

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"The now ubiquitous emblems of the radical anti-Muslim 969 campaign glare at you from Burma?s shop fronts and taxi windscreens. Bootleg DVD sellers hawk discs featuring the sermons of prominent 969 monks alongside the bestselling Korean soap operas. But despite the obvious prominence of the campaign, its radical teachings promoting segregation of Buddhists and Muslims are far from being embraced by everyone. The Irrawaddy spoke to a 969 leader, MyananSayadaw U Thaddhamma, and an anti-969 monk, U Pantavunsa, to learn more about this controversial movement..."

Creator/author: 

Kyaw Phyo Tha

Source/publisher: 

"The Irrawaddy"

Date of Publication: 

2013-06-19

Date of entry: 

2013-07-23

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English

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