Deep in the mountains of northern Wakayama Prefecture, nestled in stately tall trees, sits one of the most important Buddhist ...

Human rights activists accused Vietnam of infringing freedom of religion after a court handed jail sentences this week to ...

In the Theravada form of Buddhism followed in Southeast Asia, Gautama’s enlightenment is commemorated along with his birth ...

Followers and supporters of Thich Minh Tue believe he wrote the letter under pressure from communist authorities ...

Soon we will be celebrating Independence. For millennia, Buddhist monks have played the historic role of defending the nation’s integrity. They are the true heroes of our Independence. The Buddha had ...

Escape the crowds on El Camino on these alternative pilgrimages around the world. Follow in the footsteps of Buddhist monks ...

However, despite having a luxurious life, Ven Ajahn Siripanyo took the bold decision to renounce his father's ₹40,000 crore empire at the age of just 18 and become a Buddhist monk! While Ven ...

For the Neo-Confucian Kumazawa Banzan, the decadence and decline of his society was the result of incompetent and venal ...

The only son of Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan, Ven Ajahn Siripanyo gave up the world of riches and spoils to become a Buddhist monk. Mr Krishnan, also known as AK, is Malaysia's third ...

After 17 painstaking years, he identified Christopher Newman, an 89-year-old Buddhist monk currently being cared for in a retreat outside Bundaberg, as the man responsible. There are a number of ...