Senior writer Jaime Diaz and senior photographer Dom Furore accompanied Tida for a week-long journey to her native Thailand ...

While they are not yet capable of performing a wide range of everyday tasks, rapid development promises a bright future for ...

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For centuries, monks have sought solitude and isolation on their path to spiritual enlightenment, choosing some of the most remote places on the globe to construct their monasteries. Some of these ...

Our mighty country still does not have a bullet train — but Laos does, despite being one of the poorest nations in the world. The route makes stops in nine cities or towns in the northern half of the ...

BANGKOK--Seven Buddhist monks are among nine suspects who are being held in pretrial detention after being arrested for allegedly embezzling assets worth about 300 million baht ($8.9 million ...

That’s one thing Haemin Sunim cleared, looking quite amused that many think that’s all there is for Zen Buddhist monks like him. While some do live in silence and seclusion, most monks go out ...

JAIPUR – Over 1200 Buddhist monks from 17 countries, including India, have gathered in Ratnagiri in Jaipur for the first Guru Padmasambhava Chanting Program, which began on January 13 and will ...

the monks will start striking the bell around 10:40 p.m. Over two hours, they will ring the bell 108 times, the number of worldly desires that humans have according to the teachings of Buddhism.

‘Proy Than’, or coin offering toss, is an essential ritual in a new monk's ordination ceremony. Attendees are advised to bring umbrellas, as the event often becomes a festive scramble for the tossed ...