Art of Opium Antiques, The Africa the lives of the monks

the lives of the monks presented here are a testament to the rich diversity of regional Buddhist traditions

Burmese inside the country and in the diaspora

VOA Burmese interview with Benedict Rogers

Useful for an introductory course on Thai or Southeast Asian studies

Art of Opium Antiques, The Africa the lives of the monksStatus: Out of print Photographs by Paul Lakatos The Art of Opium Antiques explores an aspect of opium that has largely been ignoredthe art and accoutrements associated with opium smoking that reached a pinnacle in nineteenth century China and in Chinese communities abroad, from Saigon to Singapore to San Francisco. For a culture as ancient and rich as that of China, it should come as no surprise that once opium smoking was introduced, the custom