January 05, 2005
Buddhist monks use art to teach compassion about HIV/AIDS.
Laotion monks have developed a series of posters aimed at spreading love and compassion for people living with HIV and AIDS, while addressing the stigma and discrimination surrounding the disease.
The Sangha Metta Project, initiated by monks in response to the need for them to have a more active role in HIV/AIDS prevention and care, is an example of such Buddhist outreach in Southeast Asia on a larger scale. The project, which began in Thailand, has spread to neighboring countries such as Laos and has monks train to work with affected people by being in close contact with them and accepting and eating alms food made by people with HIV/AIDS.
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That should be Laotian.
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It rubs the laotion on its skin, or else it gets the hose again.
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Great imagery. They should have a translation of the text.
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Thanks for posting this PY - I would have missed it otherwise. Very interesting link.
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You're welcome. The poster with the red ribbon piercing a lotus leaf was the most striking one for me, and yeah, a text translation would be nice. Any Laotian-reading monkeys?
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Swiss advertisers use naked fencers to teach about HIV/AIDS.