Selected excerpts of the impromptu speech delivered by Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the closing session of the 32nd National Convention of the Buddhist Monks in 2024 [Unofficial excerpts and translations]
[2] (1) In absence of religion, people no longer think about sin or the boundaries of virtue and morality The Khmer history is perhaps the most unique. There was a period of three years, eight months, and 20 days (under the Democratic Kampuchea,) in which religion was abolished. Some countries have had restriction on this…