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.

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

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At least nine abbots and senior monks involved in the scandal have been disrobed and cast out of the monkhood, police said.

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.

An estimated 350 Theravada Buddhist temples are in the United States, housing more than 1,000 monks, according to Paul Numrich, professor at the Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus, Ohio. Th… ...

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Theravada, which means “the way of the elders,” is one of the two main schools of Buddhism. Its adherents consider Theravada to be the most authoritative branch because they believe ...