During the Thai Inter-Religious Commission for Development and International Network of Engaged Buddhists (1990) "ecology monks"established and asserted their objectives. These included all of the following EXCEPT
A) application ofthe ecology monks' philosophy to make Buddhist rituals tools of social action.
B) directly advocating for a new form of Buddhism.
C) stress the connection of nature to the ideas of Buddha and Buddhist admonitions to relieve suffering in the world.
D) "radical conservatism," returning to the original teachings of the Buddha as applied to contemporary situations.

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The ecology monks did not advocate for a new form of Buddhism but rather sought to apply Buddhist principles to address contemporary environmental issues, emphasizing the connection of nature to Buddha's teachings and using Buddhist rituals as tools for social action.