Korean officials discovered the painting in the Smart Museum’s collection at the University of Chicago. It was stolen from a ...

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 ...

On June 17, the Supreme Court ordered the government to immediately issue identity cards for ordained Buddhist nuns, known as ...

Credit: Unplash, Tong KBP. According to the Pew Research Center, about one-quarter of countries worldwide exhibit “high” or ...

DHARAMSHALA, India—For Jamyang Monlam, a 24-year-old Buddhist monk in Tibet, time was running out. He longed to meet the Dalai Lama, the 89-year-old religious leader revered by Tibetans but ...

has shared a series of Instagram photos showing his ordination as a Buddhist monk in Bangkok. The ceremony, held on Vesak Day – a major Buddhist holiday – was not a quiet affair. The 43-year ...

Source: Instagram Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, one of the disowned sons of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X), has been ordained as a Buddhist monk in Bangkok, marking a significant ...

For Ryushun Kusanagi, Buddhism is more than a religion, as it can serve as a philosophy of life to cope with modern daily ...

On this day in 1963, Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức self-immolated to protest the persecution of Buddhists by the ...

The Kalutara Divisional Bureau for the Prevention of Abuse of Children and Women has arrested a 21-year-old Buddhist monk from a temple in Kalutara on charges of sexually abusing an underage girl. The ...

A Buddhist monk from Bhutan is seeking to establish a temple in Henrico County — but first he wants to introduce his neighbors to the religion’s teachings in an event this weekend. Nar Gurung ...

Being busy isn’t a virtue. Gen Kelsang Jampa, an American Buddhist monk, brought that message to his presentation on mindfulness for more than 150 people Sunday afternoon at the Quad-City ...