A Vinaya Rule Established by Monks

The Monks and the Psychiatrist

Benedictine prior Father Gregoire Lemercier thought he was going mad. So he called in a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist soon sorted him out. Father Lemercier was most impressed. He considered that the benefits of Freudian analysis should be bestowed upon the other monks. called in a woman psychiatrist, Professor Frida Zmud, to 'confront monks with the problems of sexuality'. *he group therapy se...

Going Forth: Visions of Buddhist Vinaya

Rule-based of Monetary Policy in Iran Inspired by McCallum Rule

Economists have reached a consensus that an independent central bank could improve its policy efficiency by following a monetary policy rule. One of the important rules is McCallum rule where that requires central banks to target the growth rate of nominal GDP using the monetary base as its instrument. One of the features of the McCallum rule uses the monetary base rather than the interest rate...

Prevalence of Toxoplasmosis among Thai Buddhist Monks

A seroprevalence survey of toxoplasmosis among 91 Thai Buddhist monks was conducted in two temples in Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand. A high prevalence (8.8%) of toxoplasmosis among these subjects was observed. Control of cats and dogs in Buddhist temples should be made a current public health strategy. A total of 91 male Buddhist monks from the two temples were included into this study. Afte...

Cigarette Smoking among Thai Buddhist Monks

A cross-sectional study was conducted from June to December, 2003 among Thai Buddhist monks in 4 provinces of the central region (Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Saraburi and Chai Nat) and in 4 provinces of the eastern region (Chachoengsao, Rayong, Trat, and Sa Kaeo) of Thailand. Data were collected using face to face interviews, questionnaires, and physical examination reports (weight, height, heart...