In a monastery in central Myanmar, a Buddhist monk, Wathawa, rallies his militia with a cry: “What’s our spirit like?” “The spirit of iron!” shout a group of rifle-bearing men ...

BUDDHA'S TEACHINGS LIBERATED FRIEND Upon publishing the new book outside Japan, he thought about his Italian friend raised by his faithful parents who taught their son that homosexuality was a sin ...

But for one Frenchman, the is backed by science. Meet Matthieu Ricard, a Buddhist monk whose brain scans have left researchers in awe. The 79-year-old Frenchan, who escaped to the Himalayas when ...

The tale of a former Buddhist monk turned fraudster is one that defies traditions and expectations. Lobsang Dargey built a real estate empire after arriving in the United States, but his lucrative ...

New York City fire officials say the fire started in the pre-dawn hours Wednesday morning. Workers at the temple tell local news outlets that the fire started at a space heater that was near ...

BANGKOK — A local resistance group fighting against Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged responsibility for the killing last week of a Buddhist monk and his disciple in the country ...

A fire at a Buddhist temple in New York City has left two people dead, including a Buddhist monk. New York City fire officials say the fire broke out around 6 a.m. Wednesday in the Bronx.