Description:
" Wimala Biwuntha is a pint-sized monk with boyish features who could barely see over the lectern during his recent sermon to a mesmerized crowd at a Rangoon monastery. Yet his stature in Burma grows daily, thanks to his stark message to fellow Buddhists: ?We are digging our own graves.”
Wimala?s sermon in the low-rent suburb of Insein was billed as an ?introduction to the Buddhist logo”. To warm up the crowd, a catchy pop tune called ?Song to Whip Up Religious Blood” was played at high volume on a continuous loop on the monastery?s loudspeakers. ?Buddhists should not stay calm anymore,” ran the lyrics..."
Source/publisher:
"The Irrawaddy"
Date of Publication:
2013-06-27
Date of entry:
2015-08-12
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English