Rev. Danny Fisher

Back in September 2008, I posted about a piece in the International Herald Tribune that reported on activities at Wat Prommanee, a Buddhist monastery in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. The temple offers a “cleansing” ritual in which people can climb into coffins and experience “death and rebirth” for a fee. Al Jazeera English now reports on the recent boom in Wat Prommanee’s business in light of the world economic crisis. Take a look below.

“A Thai Buddhist monk at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, which some fear faces ruin from over-development.” Photo by Getty Images.
Via Buddhist Art News: The Telegraph reports on the disoncerting changes in and around the Mahabodhi Mahavihara since its designation as an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

[This post has been updated as of 4:00 p.m. EST on 3.22.09.]

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(Thanks to reader Simon Owens for passing along the second clip to us!)