And by 8 or so, they’re back at work doing their one task in life besides prayer — making jam from berries picked in the woods. The Best of John Carlisle 2015: Michigan stories These are the monks at ...

During a special audience with religious leaders who came to Rome for the inauguration of his papal ministry, Pope Leo XIV vowed to continue working toward Christian unity and pr ...

Thai police have arrested a Buddhist monk over allegations he embezzled more than $9 million from the prominent temple he ran which was funded by donations from devotees. Investigators from the ...

The sprawling complex has ancient votive stupas, circumambulatory pathways, and the sacred Bodhi tree, under which lies ...

Barua had been impersonating a monk named Propul Chakma from Arunachal Pradesh's Lohit district and even managed to get a fake Aadhaar card.

They stopped a white Toyota Hilux Vigo pickup truck, registered in Chanthaburi, which was being driven by a monk later identified as Phra Bandit Sairat. Police said they detected the smell of ...

BANGKOK: Thai police have arrested a Buddhist monk over allegations that he embezzled more than US$9 million from the prominent temple he ran, which was funded by donations from devotees.

TAXILA: The ancient Dharmarajika Stupa evoked awe and reverence on Tuesday, as monks offered rituals, recited hymns, and offered prayers at one of the holiest sites of Buddhism in Taxila.

Street life in the Mustang kingdom.Credit: Walking through the village’s narrow laneways, decorated with snapping prayer flags and mani stones carved with Buddhist blessings, I feel as though I ...

Top Buddhist monks in Cambodia paid tributes to Pope Francis, who died in Rome on April 21, and made good wishes for his successor, says a report. Yon Seng Yeath, the highest representative of Samdech ...

Ball was able to capture the humble beginnings of New Iberia's Laotian Buddhist community as they met for services and cultural events in local homes. "I would see these monks in saffron robes ...