New accusations involving illicit sex and blackmail have shaken the nation and opened a debate on the privileges monks enjoy ...

Police in Thailand arrested a woman Tuesday who allegedly enticed a string of Buddhist monks into sexual relationships and ...

At least nine Thai monks have been disrobed after sleeping with an alleged blackmailing seductress who extorted them for ...

Thai woman arrested for allegedly seducing monks and extorting $11.9 million using temple funds. Details on the scandal that ...

Theravada Buddhism is strongest in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Burma (Myanmar). It is sometimes called Southern Buddhism and is one of the largest subdivisions of Buddhism.

Theravada monks collect alms from lay Buddhists during their morning rounds. Sunphol Sorakul/Moment via Getty Images Besides monks, lay people could become involved with Buddhism in various ways.

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Reverend Wadinagala Pannaloka, 'Sacrifice' in Theravada Buddhist Ethics and Consequentialism, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, New Series, Vol. 64, No. 2 (2019), pp. 67-89 ...

Chinese Theravada Buddhism is in no position to serve as a tool of soft power for the state. For centuries Yunnan has served as China’s gateway to Southeast Asia. Besides trade, an important ...