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What ‘The White Lotus’ gets wrong about the meaning and goals of common Buddhist practices

  • Written by Brooke Schedneck, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
What ‘The White Lotus’ gets wrong about the meaning and goals of common Buddhist practicesThai men can be ordained from a few days to the rest of their lives.Pakin Songmor/Moment via Getty Images

The new season of “The White Lotus” is set on a luxury resort on the Thai island of Koh Samui. This comedy-drama series, which critiques wealthy tourists, focuses one plotline on foreigners who arrive in Thailand with an interest...

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