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The abbot of Wat Saman Rattanaram in Chachoengsao province, about 50 miles east of Bangkok, warned that cremation services may have to be suspended.
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Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 22 Mar. 2026
Phommasan, a native of Laos and abbot at a Buddhist temple in Snellville, was recently fitted with a prosthetic leg at Mercer University.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Sommaiy, a former monk, leads private meditation sessions and treks to remote forest temples where abbots still practice the esoteric art of Sak Yant Buddhist tattoos.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
The nearby Wasserturm predates it by at least 100 years, having been built some time after 1262, likely under Berthold von Steinbrunn, abbot of Murbach, who had become ruler of the region and is believed to have undertaken the challenging project to awe his subjects and assert his power.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Mar. 2026
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Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 22 Mar. 2026
Phommasan, a native of Laos and abbot at a Buddhist temple in Snellville, was recently fitted with a prosthetic leg at Mercer University.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Sommaiy, a former monk, leads private meditation sessions and treks to remote forest temples where abbots still practice the esoteric art of Sak Yant Buddhist tattoos.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
The nearby Wasserturm predates it by at least 100 years, having been built some time after 1262, likely under Berthold von Steinbrunn, abbot of Murbach, who had become ruler of the region and is believed to have undertaken the challenging project to awe his subjects and assert his power.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Abbot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abbot. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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abbot
noun
ab·bot
ˈab-ət 
: the head of a monastery for men
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