Bhikkhu Sugandha’s extraordinary journey to Thailand’s highest monastic circles

Dr Anilman Shakya, a Nepali monk educated on a Thai royal scholarship, rose through the ranks of Thailand’s Sangha while teaching at prisons, Oxford and leading global universities.

Clad in saffron robes, Bhikkhu Sugandha is often found teaching in places as contrasting as high-security correctional facilities and prestigious academic institutions such as the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and Santa Clara University in the United States.