While the Thai Buddhism depicted in The White Lotus is not completely ... The main intention behind interacting with a monk or visiting a temple is to make merit. Each temple has donation boxes for ...

Police in Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture, have arrested a 53-year-old man on suspicion of stealing cash from a donation box at a temple, and said the man has admitted to similar thefts at temples ...

While the Thai Buddhism depicted in The White Lotus ... with a monk or visiting a temple is to make merit. Each temple has donation boxes for specific funds it needs, such as paying the ...