Buddhist monk Haemin Sunim became Twitter-famous with his tweets about faith and mindfulness. His book, a compilation of tweets, went viral in South Korea, and the American edition is out now.

SEOUL (AP) — A South Korean deejay dressed as a Buddhist monk bounced up and down on stage while playing electronic music and shouting: “This too shall pass!” The performance brought cheers ...

After spending a decade training as a Buddhist monk, Andy Puddicombe decided he wanted to share what he’d learned with the world. He has achieved his goal: his app, Headspace, has attracted more ...

Kodo Nishimura is Buddhist monk, makeup artist, and LGBTQ+ advocate. After struggling with society's expectations, he's on a mission to free people from limiting values. He spoke to Insider about ...

Here's something you don't see every day: a photographer went to the Shaolin Temple, in China's Henan province, and he asked a monk to bless ... I'll stop by my local Buddhist vihara next time ...

The peaceful face of a Buddhist monk, the fine drapery of his robe and monstrous flames engulfing his body, were captured in a photo taken by AP journalist Malcolm Browne. In pre-digital days ...

“I’m a monk but I’m human,” he said, expressing anger over the incident in South Dakota. “Don’t think someone in a monk’s robe is some kind of saint. I have feelings. I have emotions.” ...

Most recently, Geshe Dadul Namgyal, an esteemed Buddhist scholar, joined the abbey as the first male resident teacher. He will lead the growing monk community at Sravasti. He joins Sravasti’s ...