Web Review: "Life's a Bitch"

Thabarwa Monastery has long pushed the boundaries of how a Burmese Buddhist monastery is expected to operate. Existing within a traditional, conservative, Burmese Buddhist society that is steeped either in age-old religious conventions or centered around post-war, highly structured, teacher-centered meditation retreats, Thabarwa is re-inventing the very role that a monastery can play in society.