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A Silent Sangha? Buddhist Monks in Post-coup Myanmar
The Sangha, Myanmar’s Buddhist monastic community, has largely stayed out of politics since the 2021 coup.
As youth take the vanguard of resistance, a long-term shift in the country’s civic life – and a conservative backlash – could be in the offing.
- ICG
The issue bears close watching.
What’s new?
The Sangha, Myanmar’s Buddhist monks and nuns, have mostly stayed on the sidelines since the February 2021 coup, as monastic communities are divided, and the resistance is pursuing a secular agenda that includes violent action.
This stance contrasts with that during previous political turmoil, when they were often prominent…