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Decline of Buddhism in Thailand

Is consumerism diminishing Buddhism's importance in Thai society?

05/23/2013 | Rating NR

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Decline of Buddhism in Thailand

Clip: 5/23/2013 | 8m 26s

Is consumerism diminishing Buddhism's importance in Thai society?

Economic prosperity and modernity are beginning to have an impact on religious life in Thailand, a country that is 95 percent Buddhist but that in the last 30 years has seen the number of Buddhist monks decrease by about half.

05/23/2013 | Rating NR

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