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Chapter 90: The Buddha’s Rules on Bowing

Why Didn’t the Monk Return My Greeting? Have you ever visited a Buddhist temple in Thailand or Sri Lanka, seen a monk approaching, and greeted him with joined palms, expecting him to return the gesture—only to have him walk past with a smile or a nod? To someone […]