Thai Massage Comes From a Whole Medical System. Here Is What Traditional Thai Medicine Says About Your Body

Behind the stretching and pressure is a traditional Thai system built around four elements, food, herbs, meditation, and even ...
Christianity Today

A Thai Christian Artist’s Inspiration for Jesus? The Buddhist Temples He Grew Up In

In a significant departure, Sawai Chinnawong grounds his artistry in his own culture. When Sawai Chinnawong, 63, first committed his life to Christ in college in 1983, the artist tried painting Bible ...
Washington Post

At a Maryland temple, multiple ethnic strands are bound by Thailand

At her Thai Buddhist temple in Silver Spring, Maytinee Pramawat went to a closet filled with gilded headdresses and performance supplies and found what she needed: thin decorative red cones topped ...
The Conversation

Buddhist monks have reversed roles in Thailand – now they are the ones donating goods to others

Buddhist monks pass packs of water after their devotees donated water to a temple in Bangkok. AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit The offering of food and material goods to monks is an essential part of the daily ...
Business Insider

A famous pink temple in Thailand with a dragon sculpture is full of hidden details — take a closer look

While it may be off the beaten path, the extravagant Wat Samphran Temple — one of many marvels of Thai architecture — is worth a visit. Just outside of Bangkok, the "Dragon Temple" is a popular ...
StarTribune

New Buddhist temple in St. Louis Park hopes to become center of Thai culture

The monks, draped in orange robes, sat side-by-side in the gathering hall of the Thai Buddhist Center of Minnesota, an arrangement of flowers displayed in front of each one. Visitors, each holding a ...