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Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi recently undertook a four-day official visit to the Kingdom of Bhutan from 30 June to 3 July 2025, further deepening the historic ties between the two nations ...
Legal action against senior monks in Thailand raises questions about the future of Thai Buddhism, with calls for reform and ...
The Young Buddhist Initiative describes itself as bringing Buddhist traditions into the modern world in a way that it hopes ...
Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has ...
The case of Wirapol Sukphol, the infamous “jet-set monk” who was sentenced to over 100 years in prison for fraud, money ...
China's insistence that it will identify the next Dalai Lama foreshadows the chance that followers will have to decide who ...
Paetongtarn Shinawatra pledges to modernise the religion's image, foster understanding between monks and lay followers, and ...
The devotional art of Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism share many similarities, even some gods. To understand why, you need to examine the ancient Indian origins of these religions and their ...
Monks from the Namgyal Monastery in Dharamshala built a sand mandala and carried out a dissolution ceremony in Laguna Beach.
Until the end of June, the continuation of reincarnation, and therefore the future of Tibetan Buddhism, was in question.
At least nine abbots and senior monks involved in the scandal have been disrobed and cast out of the monkhood, police said.
Investigators found the abbot had allegedly been blackmailed by Wilawan over their romantic relationship. She told the monk ...