The temples began to rise beside the Irrawaddy ... the Nats (see Dr. Htin Aung’s discussion of “Folk-Elements in Burmese Buddhism”), the old nature deities of the animistic cults for ...

When the great King Anawrahta of Pagan united the whole of Burma into a ... and placed in a Vishnu temple, which was renamed "The Prison of the Gods." All the pre-Buddhist cults were suppressed.

reflect the deep-rooted Buddhist heritage of the country. From golden stupas glinting in the sunlight to ancient temples whispering tales of centuries past, the pagodas of Myanmar are not just ...

The Thai Cabinet has approved a proposal to nominate Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, a historic Buddhist temple in Nakhon Si ...

A group of 49 Rohingya migrants travelling by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia was found on Tuesday near a beach on ...

There is a small population of Hindus living in Rakhine as also in other parts of Myanmar. Their temples in many places often resemble Buddhist temples, though in places like Yangon some temples ...

Kuthodaw Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa in Myanmar. It houses over 700 slabs ... It opened in 1976 and was the first Thai Buddhist Temple to be built in the UK. It is home to both monks and nuns.