Yet few non-Buddhists have heard of Wat Dhammakaya, a sprawling, extravagant temple compound north of Bangkok that has been at the center of a high-profile power struggle between monks and ...

Dhammakaya is only a symptom of a seriously ill system. The crux of the problem is the closed and centralised feudal system that gives total power to a handful of elders.

Hundreds of police and soldiers have surrounded a Buddhist temple belonging to the controversial Dhammakaya sect. They’re there to get one man, the temple’s former abbot, Dhammachayo ...

With millions of followers and meditation centers spanning the globe, Bangkok's Dhammakaya Buddhist movement has grand aims. Lately, it has set its sights on hosting some of the world's largest ...

The case of Wat Phra Dhammakaya is a good example of how the use of the powers of Section 44 is not always the solution. The fact that the temple is resisting the superpower of the draconian ...

They say they will keep searching the Dhammakaya temple complex, under a 10-day search warrant. Officers first entered the site, near Bangkok, on Thursday. Previous attempts to search the complex ...

Phra Dhammajayo is accused of money laundering and embezzling funds from the huge Dhammakaya temple in Bangkok. But his supporters blocked officers from searching parts of the compound.

"As far as I know, the blanket was pulled over the pillows to avoid dust, which is a normal thing to do," Dhammakaya spokesman Phra Sanitwong Wuttiwangso said, according to Khaosod English.

This month, Mr. Tseung received his answer. Mr. Jobs has been reincarnated as a celestial warrior-philosopher, the Dhammakaya group said in a special television broadcast, and he's living in a ...