226th INTG Meeting – A talk by Dr. Peter Clarke Dr. Clarke is currently the Professor of the History and Sociology of Religion at King’s College and Tutor in the Sociology of Religion at Oxford University. He has also taught in Japan, Nigeria, South Africa, Brazil and the United States. The following is the full … Read more
222nd INTG Meeting – A slide presentation and talk by John Butt The Abridged Text of John’s Talk A friend, who has for many years been a Christian missionary in Thailand, mentioned that he thought it strange that I should be the one speaking here tonight on “The Role of the Christian Missionary in Thailand” … Read more
221st INTG Meeting – A slide presentation and talk by Joe Cummings Summary of Joe’s Talk and Presentation Joe Cummings, author of the hardcover pictorial Buddhist Stupas in Asia: The Shape of Perfection, opened his presentation with a brief history of the Buddhist stupa. The earliest known mention of the word stupa appears in the … Read more
214th INTG Meeting – A panel discussion with Andrew Forbes, John Butt, and Dean Henderson The panel noted the need for Al-Qaeda and its chief theoretician, to be hunted down in the aftermath of the attacks of September 11th 2001. By extension, the Taliban authorities in also deserved to be overthrown for their part in … Read more
192nd INTG Meeting – A talk by Louis Gabaude The origin of contemporary cartoons criticizing Buddhism is traceable to Buddhadasa Bhikkhu (1906-1993). Influenced by what some call ‘Protestant Buddhism’, he criticized Thai Buddhism as unfaithful to its origins. Some of his disciples drew cartoons, transmitting his teaching in a humorous manner, and displayed them in schools … Read more
168th INTG Meeting – A talk by Pierre Pichard Your Convenor writes: There was no summary of this talk made at the time and Pierre informs me that the notes he had made have long since disappeared. What follows are three chapters taken from the book ‘The Buddhist Monastery: A Cross Cultural Survey’ edited by Pierre Pichard … Read more
123rd INTG Meeting – A talk by Donald Swearer Donald Swearer’s research has focused on the chronicles of sacred mountains and other religious sites in Northern Thailand, such as ‘Phra Chao Liep Lok’ [the Lord Buddha wanders or tours the world], dating from the 15th century on. Buddha tamnan cover a wide variety of texts and take their … Read more
70th INTG Meeting – A talk and slide presentation by Vithi Phanichphant Ajaan Vithi’s talk was illustrated throughout by a fine collection of slides of murals, interspersed with spontaneous and humorously penetrating remarks. These murals, previously decorating the walls of a one hundred year old Shan-style temple/pavilion in Wiang Ta Village, midway between Lampang and … Read more
