BANGKOK--Seven Buddhist monks are among nine suspects who are being held in pretrial detention after being arrested for allegedly embezzling assets worth about 300 million baht ($8.9 million ...

The life and adventures of a Chinese monk who made a 17-year journey to bring Buddhist teachings from India to China. Xuanzang subsequently became a main character in the great Chinese epic Journey to ...

In a monastery in central Myanmar, a Buddhist monk, Wathawa, rallies his militia ... in the style of a long line of warrior-kings. The day before he seized power, he placed the first stone in ...

But that wasn't always the case. The legendary Sohei warrior monks of medieval Japan were quite the opposite of the image of ...

Sri Lanka rarely convicts Buddhist monks, but this marks the second time that Gnanasara, who has repeatedly been accused of hate crimes and anti-Muslim violence, has been jailed. The sentence ...

A hardline Sri Lankan monk who is a close ally of ousted former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has been sentenced to nine months in prison for insulting Islam and inciting religious hatred.

Vijayawada:A total of 105 Buddhist monks, including 88 from America, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam, participated in the first international Tipitaka (Tripitaka) chanting programme.

A Buddhist monk has been mauled to death by his own pet pit bull, which launched a brutal attack on the man's face. Phra Bandit Bootsen was feeding the one-year-old pup named Jord, when it latched ...

Several Buddhist monks are creating compassion sand mandalas at the Drepung Gomang Center for Engaging Compassion in Louisville as part of the Sacred Arts Tour. The intricate designs symbolize the ...

Additionally, Buddhist monks and nuns must not kill rats or other animals seen as vermin. Buddhism provides a path to liberation from the pain of samsara, using a set of teachings as guidance and ...

Kendrapada: Nearly 1,000 Buddhist monks from 17 countries have arrived at Odisha's ‘diamond triangle' for a five-day chanting program dedicated to world peace. The event, being held at the ...