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Nepal chooses toddler as its new ‘living goddess’
Under the Radar Girls between two and four are typically chosen to live inside the temple as the Kumari – until puberty strikes
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Thailand's monk sex scandal
In The Spotlight New accusations involving illicit sex and blackmail have shaken the nation and opened a debate on the privileges monks enjoy
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How the next Dalai Lama will be chosen
The Explainer China 'determined to shape the narrative' around choice of Tibet's next spiritual leader
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Ancient India: living traditions – 'ethereal and sensual' exhibition
The Week Recommends Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism are explored in show that remains 'remarkably compact'
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Tina Turner: five things you might not know about Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll
In the Spotlight Powerhouse singer and woman of faith, who initially hated her biggest hit, has died aged 83
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Dalai Lama tongue controversy: playful joke or ‘abusive’?
Talking Point Video of the leader of Tibetan Buddhism asking a child to ‘suck my tongue’ has gone viral
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The Dalai Lama, reincarnation and China’s mounting Tibet problem
feature Mongolian-American boy unveiled as the third most important spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism
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Meditating monks have better gut bacteria
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
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The Week Unwrapped: Financial class, zombie viruses and drugged monks
podcast Does the City have a diversity problem? Should we let sleeping pathogens lie? And why are Thailand’s monks on meth?
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Thai temple’s monks all fail a drug test
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
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Buddhists to open temple in outer space
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
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Dalai Lama taken to hospital in India
Speed Read Spiritual leader in stable condition, says his personal aide
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Buddhist monk regrets swearing at reviewers online
Speed Read Daniel Kimura, who works at Sekishoin Shukubo monastery in Japan, called one former guest an ‘uneducated f***’
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Japanese monk sues temple saying work gave him depression
In Depth Buddhist looking for £57,400 in damages after he said he had to work sometimes for two months without a break
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