Powerful abbots once seen as untouchable now face investigation as Beijing reins in excess wealth and religious ...

Dhargye, now around 63 years old, comes from Serta in Walshul, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Son of Choephel and Choelha, he is a monk of Serta Sera Monastery. Before his arrest, he lived in ...

Mumbai: Mumbai University faced mounting criticism after a Buddhist monk and research scholar, Bhadant Vimamsa, was allegedly ...

China has launched a crackdown on powerful Buddhist monks suspected of misusing temple funds for personal wealth.

Many monasteries lost their properties during the 1950s, while several temples suffered damage in the 1960s and 1970s.

Much of the global population suffers from chronic pain. Here’s what we can learn from Buddhism about how to manage it.

Thai police have arrested a Buddhist monk over allegations he embezzled more than $9 million from the prominent temple he ran which was funded by donations from devotees. Investigators from the ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Hundreds of Buddhist monks in Cambodia on Friday held a religious ...

A Buddhist monk who set up a hospice in Thailand for people with HIV/Aids has been arrested for alleged embezzlement of donations to the care home. Luang Phor Alongkot, 65, was arrested Tuesday at his ...

A new dance production, presenting the life story of the legendary Buddhist scholar Kumarajiva (343-413), one of the greatest ...