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 ...

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 ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tibetan Buddhist monk Lobsang Dargey had only been in Seattle for a week when he walked through the door of a University District language school. “He came in wearing a monk’s robes.

A gay Buddhist monk in Tokyo uses makeup to deliver his message. Kodo Nishimura, 26, got started by doing a friend’s makeup and seeing how happy she was with his work. He came out in a photo ...

ANTIOCH, Tenn. (WKRN) — After losing $4,000 and being left with physical and mental scars, the Buddhist monk attacked and robbed early Sunday morning is sharing his story of struggle.

“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.” ...