One of the first Western women to be ordained in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition

A look at one of Thailand's most important religious festivals

As I climbed up the stairs leading towards the summit of Temple of the Golden Mount at Wat Saket on that hot sunny May morning of Vesak in Bangkok, my mind drifted back over what had brought me here.

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