Officers raided the encampment on November 20, following reports that devotees were “meditating with corpses” to learn clairvoyance.

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Thai police probe monastery for using bodies in meditation

Tradition with bodies at different stages of decomposition, emerged in the country in the 18th century and was widely practiced until the 20th century, before falling into disrepair. A Buddhist monastery in Thailand is under investigation after the discovery of 41 corpses at the site, allegedly used in meditation practices, police said this Sunday.
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Tradição com corpos em diferentes estágios de decomposição, surgiu no país no século XVIII e foi amplamente praticada até o século XX, antes de cair em desuso Um mosteiro budista na Tailândia está sob investigação após a descoberta de 41 cadáveres no local, supostamente utilizados em práticas de meditação, informou a polícia neste domingo.
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Brazil

Thai police investigate Buddhist monastery for using corpses in meditation practices; understand

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Hong Kong

Black magic cult corpse rituals investigated in Thailand

BANGKOK: A Buddhist monastery in Thailand is under investigation after authorities discovered more than 40 bodies on site which were allegedly used for meditation practices, police said Sunday. Forty-one cadavers were found at Pa Nakhon Chaibovorn monastery 

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Monks claim the corpses were willingly donated by relatives for use in religious practices

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David and Frederick Barclay

London

Greater London

England

United Kingdom

Thai police find 41 dead bodies ‘used for meditation’ in Buddhist monastery

Police were reaching out to relatives of the deceased to confirm the bodies were donated willingly.

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BANGKOK: A Buddhist monastery in Thailand is under investigation after authorities discovered more than 40 bodies on site which were allegedly used for meditation practices, police said on Sunday.41...

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Pakistan

BANGKOK, Nov 23 — A Buddhist monastery north of Thailand’s capital is under police investigating after 41 human bodies were discovered being used in meditation practices, sparking questions over their origins and legality.  Police and rescue workers were called in after the discovery at Pa Nakhon Chaibovorn monastery, located in a forest in Pho Thale district, Phichit province, Bangkok Post reported today. Thailand’s National Office of Buddhism …

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Dato’ Siew Ka Wei

Selangor

Malaysia

Thai authorities investigating Buddhist monastery for using cadavers in meditation

Forty-one  cadavers  used in meditation practices at a Buddhist  monastery  in Phichit province are being identified in a police investigation to determine whether they were obtained legally.

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Bangkok

Thailand

Buddhist monastery ‘using human bodies for meditation’

Thai police have launched an investigation after discovering 41 bodies inside a Buddhist monastery, believed to be used for practicing meditation.

Cảnh sát Thái Lan đã mở một cuộc điều tra sau khi phát hiện 41 thi thể bên trong một tu viện Phật giáo, được cho là dùng để thực tập thiền định.

Thái Lan phát hiện 41 thi thể tại cơ sở thiền định

Thanh Niên

Vietnam

Thailand Discovers 41 Bodies at Meditation Facility

BANGKOK — A Buddhist monastery in Thailand is under investigation after authorities discovered more than 40 bodies on site which were allegedly used for meditation practices, police said Sunday. Forty-one cadavers were found at Pa Nakhon Chaibovorn monastery in Thailand’s Phichit province on Saturday, a senior police officer told AFP. “The bodies were accompanied with death and body donation certificates,” he said, adding that so far no charges …

Thai Monastery Investigated After 41 Bodies Found Used in Mediation Practices

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