Little Angels by Phra Peter Pannapadipo Summary
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Little Angels reveals a British monk's journey through Thailand's orphanages, where abandoned children find hope. A poignant exploration of compassion that challenges Western notions of happiness, showing how simple kindness can transform lives across cultural divides.
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When Poverty Wears Saffron Robes
What drives thousands of boys across rural Thailand to trade childhood for the strict discipline of monastery life? The answer isn't spiritual devotion-it's survival. In villages where families subsist on $300 yearly, where broken homes outnumber intact ones, and where education remains an impossible luxury, the monastery gates offer something precious: a way out. These young novices in saffron robes aren't primarily seeking enlightenment; they're seeking their next meal, a roof overhead, and perhaps the education that might finally break their family's cycle of poverty. This hidden dimension of Thai Buddhism reveals how ancient religious institutions have evolved into informal social safety nets, catching children who would otherwise slip through society's cracks.
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The Ghost That Saved a Life
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