Buddhist monks have turned down the Sri Lankan government's offer for financial support and instead are seeking public donations to fund an annual festival celebrating the arrival of Buddhism ...

Walking 2,700 kilometres barefoot might not be everyone’s idea of a spiritual journey, but for Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Minh Tuệ, it’s a path to enlightenment - and unexpected online fame. Since ...

PATHUM THANI, Thailand (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Buddhist monks gathered on Friday at a Thai temple mired in controversy to join in a ceremony organisers called the world's largest offering of ...

Sri Lankan Buddhist monks have urged the government to ban commercial entertainment programs, which violate Buddhist principles, during an annual festival commemorating the arrival of Buddhism on the ...

BANGKOK (RNS) — Street shrines are everywhere in Thailand’s capital, perched on pedestals outside homes, stores and even hotels, and they are more than decoration: Passersby frequently stop to light ...

BANGKOK — The Buddha, in his laughing incarnation, is often depicted with a jolly smile and a giant, quivering belly. That model of plenitude seems ever more apt in Thailand, where the waistlines of ...