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10. “How did Isan manage to withstand the waves of Communist overthrow that came through Laos and Cambodia, which was so devastating to the monastic community? Ajahn Chah would have been very aware and impacted by that. How did the people of Isan understand themselves? How were they able to withstand that threat to their existence?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Politics and society] [History/Thai Buddhism] [History/Other Theravāda traditions] [Culture/Thailand]
Story: Ajahn Paññānanda gives a talk at an Isan school where pictures of Marx and Lenin were placed in the assembly hall. [Ajahn Paññānanda]
Story: Driving through military checkpoints on the way to Ajahn Fun’s funeral. [Ajahn Fun] [Funerals] [Ajahn Chah] [Military]
Story: Communist guerillas attend a Kaṭhina ceremony by night and government soldiers by day. [Kaṭhina] [Ajahn Wan]