Bhtuan’s Buddhist monks accused of sexually molesting boys
By Vishal Arora The South Asian nation of Bhutan has been rocked by a sexual abuse scandal in which young Buddhist monks molested by older monks fled their monastery and reported the abuse to journalists. While rumors about child sexual abuse in monasteries have swirled around this tiny Buddhist...
Modern Bhutanese ’embarrassed’ by phallus art
By Adam Plowright In the insular Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, the phallus is an ancient symbol commonly painted on houses to ward off evil spirits, but it is increasingly rare in the modernising national capital. The demise of this traditional motif, still seen all over in rural areas, points...