a project of Buddhist Peace Fellowship
Clear View Project, headed by Rev. Hozan Alan Senauke, invites sanghas, Buddhist centers, and people of compassion to bring attention to the illegal imprisonment of the monks and nuns in Burma. We are deeply concerned that Buddhism itself is being eroded in Burma. There are also hundreds of other monks in exile or hiding who cannot return until their safety and ability to practice the dhamma is restored.
Currently there are approximately 220 monks and 8 nuns imprisoned in Burma, almost all arrested after the 2007 Saffron Revolution. As monastics, their only possessions were their robe, begging bowl and their vows. In jail, they are stripped of robes and bowls, and are not allowed openly to follow their vows or the monastic code.
Many of the monks have received lengthy prison sentences — up to 68 years. In prison, all monks and nuns are forcibly disrobed and most are tortured. Their sentences mean deprivation, humiliation, meager meals, and almost no medical care. To survive in prison, monks and nuns depend on their families to bring them food, medicine, money, and love. However, many are sent to remote prisons or labor camps far from families and friends.
Adopt a Monk - How it Works
Contact Clear View Project to choose a monk or nun.
Send regular letters on his/her behalf to the United Nations, Burmese Generals, & US government.
Send funds to buy more food & medicine for that monk. (details follow)
Hold monthly meditations at your center or public vigils in honor of the monk or all imprisoned monastics.
Send loving kindness to the monks & nuns, their families, and the Burmese generals.
How to begin?
click on the post title above, thank you!
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