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What ‘The White Lotus’ gets wrong about the meaning and goals of common Buddhist practices

  • Written by Brooke Schedneck, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
imageThai men can be ordained from a few days to the rest of their lives.Pakin Songmor/Moment via Getty Images

The new season of “The White Lotus” is set on a luxury resort on the Thai island of Koh Samui. This comedy-drama series, which critiques wealthy tourists, focuses one plotline on foreigners who arrive in Thailand with an interest...

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