Thich Tri Quang, a Buddhist political dissident during the Vietnam War dies, Myanmar court grants bail for detained anti-nationalist monk, and a Thai festival improves its trash problem. Tricycle looks back at the events of this…

One of the four Thai Forest monks granted a royal title explains the significance of this ceremony in Thailand and the West.

Two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists are released from prison in Myanmar, Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn declares himself the Royal Patron of Buddhism, Tibetan lama Dagri Rinpoche faces #MeToo, and Columbia University hosts a conference on Buddhist chaplaincy.…