Category: fieldwork
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A certain kind of joke.
I learned another joke from my son Hugh this morning, and it seems to me structurally similar to one of my favourite jokes. In this short post, I will give...
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Indigenous Picnic in the Korean Export Zone
Before it drifts too far into the past, I want to record here an extraordinary picnic and its aftermath. My colleague Dr. Ananda Vikas Chakma in the history faculty at...
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Flaming lanterns in the night sky
The autumn full moon that marks the end of the rainy season monastic retreat is the day for a wonderful Buddhist festival here in Chittagong. This year it fell on...
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Inaugurating a monastery
This last Saturday, 19th Sept. 2018, I was lucky to be part of the inauguration of a new Buddhist vihāra here in Chittagong. I was invited by Dr. Ananda Vikas...
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Very quiet sounds
Chittagong is a raucous tumult. The racket is penetrating and ceaseless: horns, screams, brakes, creaking ceiling fans, the tinnital whine of tube lights, the grind of suffering transmissions, rickshaw bells,...