"The temple is now empty of monks and nearby villagers are concerned they cannot do any merit-making," said the official, Boonlert Thintapthai. Merit-making is a Buddhist practice that involves ...

A Buddhist monk in Thailand has began giving away his over half a million dollars in lottery winnings to his temple and surrounding community. The 47-year-old monk, who works at Wat Phra That Phanom ...

Thailand's Buddhist governing body on Wednesday ordered monks not to join protests that have been taking place for months against Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and to demand curbs on King Maha ...

BANGKOK — Two Buddhist monks in Thailand have become social media stars with Facebook livestreams that combine traditional teachings with non-traditional jokes and giggles. Some of the country’s ...

Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has besmirched the clergy and left the devout questioning their faith. Thai police this ...

Monks are viewed as the Buddha's spiritual heirs, entrusted with preserving and passing on his teachings Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A young Thai man and woman are on their knees, their palms pressed in supplication to the saffron-robed Buddhist monk, an anti-government protest leader, looming before them.

It’s a bad abbot. Four Buddhist monks in Thailand have been shipped off to rehab after they all tested positive for meth. The holy men — including the temple’s abbot, or head monk — failed the drug ...

A Buddhist monk in Thailand claimed that rice whiskey with lemon prevents COVID-19 after police caught him driving a pickup truck while intoxicated. According to local authorities, they received a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BANGKOK (AP) — A Buddhist monk who was ...

A Thai Buddhist monk who beheaded himself to offer his life as a sacrifice to the Buddha was mistaken in his interpretation of religious teachings, according to Buddhist authorities. Dhammakorn ...

WEST FARGO — A business formerly located in Moorhead is getting ready for its West Fargo debut. Staff at Thai Orchid hosted family and friends Wednesday, Sept. 13, to show off the new space located in ...