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Burma: monks vs. junta

homunculus — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:20:44 -0800

Monks Succeed in Cyclone Relief as Junta Falters. In Burma (Myanmar) the Buddhist monks are doing more than anyone to help the victims of Cyclone Nargis. At the same time, Burmese officials are trying to stem the influence of the monks by forcing survivors who have sought refuge in monasteries to return to their shattered homes. [Via Barbara's Buddhism Blog.]

Repression in Burma

homunculus — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 09:21:40 -0800

Crackdown: Repression of the 2007 Popular Protests in Burma.

Monks back on the streets of Burma

schroedinger — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:55:08 -0800

Monks march again in Burma. Approximately one hundred Buddhist monks marched in protest oif government policies in the central city of Pakokku yesterday. One monk who spoke to journalists claims more marches will be organized. Will we see a resurgence of the mass marches--and crackdowns--of August and September?

Burma

homunculus — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:05:35 -0800

Risking all: the Burmese jokers who laugh in the face of danger. In Burma (Myanmar), comedians are targets in the junta's war on words. [Via BB.] The Moustache Brothers have a website, but it doesn't look like it's been updated for some time. Htein Lin, the artist mentioned in the fifth link, was the subject of this post.

Photos of Burma protests

Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:58:39 -0800

Some amazing photos of the ongoing anti-government protests by Buddhist monks in Burma. Things are getting tense.

Chortens, Pagodas and Stupas

homunculus — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:15:38 -0800

The stupa (aka the chorten or the pagoda) is Buddhism's universal piece of symbolic architecture. Borobodur in Java is probably the most famous, while Burma's Shwedagon Pagoda is the largest, and the Kyaik-htiyo Pagoda on the Golden Rock may be the most precarious. They're common across the Himalayas, and sometimes hidden in caves.

Date with a Transvestite Spirit Medium

homunculus — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:49:08 -0800

Burmese Daze: In which the author submits to the pleasures of a transgender spirit possession festival in Burma. [Via Disinformation.]

Flickr Tour of Inle Lake

jonson — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 12:07:55 -0800

3000 feet up in the mountains of Eastern Myanmar (Burma) lies Inle Lake^, a giant freshwater lake that is populated by 70,000 people living in four separate cities on top of the lake. They dwell, fish, farm, worship and celebrate upon the surface of Lake Inle, living a unique lifestyle that seems wholly unto itself, untouched by the world outside. All pictures found using the amazing FlickrStorm tool.