Little Angels: The Real Life Stories of Thai Novice Monks
By (Author) Phra Peter Pannapadipo
Cornerstone
Arrow Books Ltd
1st August 2005
2nd June 2005
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Mind, body, spirit
294.365709593
Paperback
320
Width 110mm, Height 178mm, Spine 20mm
171g
The real life stories of the novice monks featured in Little Angels reflects the lives of many youths in rural Thailand who are trapped in the vicious circle of poverty, broken homes, illiteracy and drug abuse. When all else fails, Buddhism becomes their last resort: providing them with physical shelter and spiritual refuge. It heals their childhood traumas and gives them a moral framework for living and a better outlook on life. Each individual story, heartrending as it may be, subtly shows what Phra Peter sees and wishes others to appreciate.
Phra Peter Pannadipo became a Buddhist monk at the age of forty-five but now administers SET - the Students' Education Trust he set up for novices who wished to continue their education but cannot afford to do so. As monks cannot earn money or fundraise themselves, he elected to disrobe temporarily.