Thai Buddhist college first to accept women Posted by Scott Manning on January 24, 2002 | Comments (0)

The day begins at 4 a.m. for Gatesirin Sajjakul as she pulls a thin white robe over her shaven head and joins dozens of other Buddhist nuns in an hour of prayer.

She kneels before a golden statue of the Buddha in a small room filled with the smell of musky incense, her eyes shut and the palms of her hands pressed lightly together. Full Story...