Ordination ceremony for 500 novice monks, also known as Shramneras, is underway in the Maya Devi Temple complex of Lumbini, ...

A five-day religious ceremony conducted by a respected Tibetan monk brought together hundreds of disciples and devotees for a common cause. Dungsey Garab Rinpoche from Bhutan was present to lead ...

KYOTO--Seizan Toda, chief monk of Daijiin temple here, never goes anywhere without utensils to hold an impromptu tea ceremony, which means he lugs around a portable tea chamber created entirely of ...

GEORGE TOWN: In celebration of the country’s 67th National Day, 67 monks of the Theravada tradition took part in the sacred Pindapata ceremony (traditional alms offering or receiving ...

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) pays tribute to Tapey, a 27-year-old monk from Kirti Monastery in Amdo Ngaba, who self-immolated in 2009 after local officials canceled a prayer ceremony at ...