Sonia Faleiro's new book, 'The Robe and the Sword,' explores the unsettling rise of Buddhist extremism in South Asia, ...

A group of Buddhist monks is walking for peace from Texas to the White House in Washington, DC. Nearly two dozen monks from ...

Yet the latest scandals in Thailand stand apart, even by that country’s poor record. It was the worst year for the monkhood “since I was born”, says Phramaha Napan Thawornbanjob, a 49-year-old ...

APEX, N.C. (RNS) — Judging from the crowds who lined up for miles on the side of the road to greet them and hand them flowers, oranges and bottled water, the simple act of walking for peace sparked ...

This is the shocking moment a Buddhist monk calmly asked for help as a four-metre-long python strangled him.Phra Withee ...

Followers gathered in Thailand to take part in a traditional ritual, believing the monk's actions would pass on spiritual ...

A group of Buddhist monks have attracted social media attention, protests and hundreds of onlookers as they make their way across S.C.

Abdul Nasir Khan, former curator of the Taxila Museum, said that these bone relics hold immense importance for followers of ...

Koh Samui has come a long way from its days as a sleepy island of coconut groves, Chinese traders and the occasional ...

‘Not a gym’: Thai temple warns tourists against doing yoga in ‘revealing’ clothing at ancient site - Wat Pha Lat in Chiang ...

Kendrapada: The 2nd Guru Padmasambhava Buddhist International Conference kicked off at Udayagiri in Jajpur district on Sunday ...