Little Angels: The Real Life Stories of Thai Novice Monks

By Phra Peter Pannapadipo

The real-life stories of the novice monks in Little Angels reflect the lives of many youths in rural Thailand who are trapped in the vicious cycle 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 hopes to show to others: the 'human face' of Thai Buddhism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 009948448X
• ISBN13: 9780099484486
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Arrow
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.8" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

A must read if you have an interest in Thailand and its culture.

I bought this book at the airport as my trip to Thailand was ending. It looked like something interesting to read on the way home. I was so touched by the stories I began donating to SET, the foundation which has "saved" these little angeles. I recently visited Nakhon Sawan and meet 3 of the boys featured in this book. They are now university/post grad students working in education. These "little" angels are now "grown" angels in every way!

Inspirational!

I wasn't particularly interested to read about the lives of Thai Buddhist novice monks, but I had enjoyed Phra Peter's earlier book, Phra Farang, that described his experience living and practicising as an English Buddhist monk in Thailand. So I bought the book anyway, particularly since I was sure any royalties from the book would go to his charity helping disadvantaged students pursue higher education. And what a compelling collection of real life stories! A few of them were outright heartbreaking to read. The wonder is that they have managed to rise above their experiences to emerge with a large measure of acceptance, peace, hope and understanding. Very inspirational. I am so glad I bought the book.

Heartwarming, real stories

These stories give you hope and show their personal growth as individuals. Beautifully simple, real, and honest stories. It will also show that if Dhamma can make these poor kids lives better, it can surely work in western society where we are far from poor.