World Health Organization paper on the use of traditional medicine in the Thai healthcare system. From the Regional Consultation on Development of Traditional Medicine in the South East Asia Region, Pyongyang, DPR Korea, 22-24 June 2005.
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Buddhism and Medical Ethics: A Bibliographic Introduction
A research paper on Buddhist ethics and issues of medicine, morality, death, dying, abortion and euthanasia. Originally published in Journal Buddhist Ethics, Volume 2, 1995.
Linguistic Perspectives of Thai Culture
A research paper detailing ways in which language and social norms interact and reflect each other in Thai society. Paper originally presented to workshop of social science teachers at University of New Orleans, USA (Summer 1994).
Detachment & Compassion in Buddhism
Is the concept of compassion in Buddhism too passive, connected only with the inward-looking eye of meditation, or can it create real change in society?
Growing Science in Thai Soil
Academic paper on the integration and development of science and technology within the Buddhist culture of Thailand.
Buddhism and Spiritual Ecology
To explore how Buddhism relates to nature, conservation and sustainable development, a group of US teachers traveled to northern Thailand to practice 'spiritual ecology.'
Hmong Perception of Shamanism
A Masters dissertation dealing with the perception of Shamanism and Western medicine among Hmong residents of the mid-western United States.
Reform Movements in Thai Buddhism
Two Hundred Years After King Mongkut's Birth: A Review of Reform Movements in Thai Buddhism.
Drug addicts detox at a Thailand wat
The story of Wat Tham Krabok, Saraburi Province, where Thai and Western drug addicts may enroll for free in a strict detox program run by monks.
End-of-Life in Thailand and the Case for Local Difference
Bioethics in Thai culture: end-of-life, Buddhist beliefs, and the use of mechanical ventilators in Thai allopathic medicine.