Khon Kaen monk steps down after a leaked selfie with a woman prompts investigation and decision to leave monkhood.

Two people died in a fire that erupted at a Bronx Thai Buddhist temple early Wednesday, authorities say. The fire broke out in Fordham Heights on Anthony Avenue, between East Burnside Avenue and East ...

NewJeansNim is a hybrid moniker of Sunim, a Korean title for Buddhist monks, and NewJean, a Dharma name that a senior monk gave him, Youn said. Youn’s DJ-monk persona has attracted many young ...

The animal, known as Myan Prince, was accused of killing a senior monk in 2018. A 15-year-old elephant who was blamed for pushing an elderly monk to his death has been mercilessly whipped with ...

An unholy spat is stirring the Sangha, Thailand’s top Buddhist authority – who will become the next Supreme Patriarch, Thailand’s most senior monk? Meanwhile, allegations of ‘cheque-book ...

Tep Vong, the senior monk who headed Cambodia’s Buddhist community and was vital for its rejuvenation in the wake of the Khmer Rouge genocide in the late 70s, has died. He was 93. Cambodia's ...

But I was more focused on the cat.' The cat's antics also drew a stern side-eye from a more senior monk seated adjacent to it. Nophayong Sookphan, a temple follower who took the video, said the ...