A colourful programme of events is being prepared for the annual celebration of Lao New Year (Pi Mai Lao) in Luang Prabang, with a range of activities planned from April 11-20. The official Pi Mai Lao ...

A vandal struck at least twice Tuesday morning, damaging precious statues at Buddhist temples in Lower Manhattan, but members of the community say there were even more acts of vandalism. At the core ...

NPR readers of different belief systems share the poignant rituals that make them feel close to their spirituality. For some, ...

The monks were found to have entered Thailand illegally after locals reported them of violating Buddhist etiquette by begging ...

Jogye Order-run program to gradually increase foreign national participation Foreign nationals will be able to take part in ...

Bangkok will host a grand Water Festival 2025 across 12 areas from April 12-15, celebrating Thailand's cultural heritage.

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Kornpat Kotchabhakdi used to be an atheist who refused to go to a temple with his parents who are Buddhists. When he became a ...

Torso of Buddha statue unearthed at Ta Prohm Temple, Cambodia. TA PROHM, CAMBODIA—Archaeologists discovered the torso of a ...

A hilltop Buddhist temple in Bhutan, built in the 15th century, attracts visitors from across the globe, many of them struggling to conceive. They often make return visits, with children, believing ...

Buddhist monk Gyanbodhi, in his 70s, came to the Domuhan Road protest site from Jagdalpur in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. “If Buddha is the incarnation of Vishnu, then keep the idol of Buddha in ...