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Police in Thailand arrested a woman Tuesday who allegedly enticed a string of Buddhist monks into sexual relationships and then pressured them into making large payments to cover up their intimacy.
Chong, a Buddhist, used to volunteer at the Yuan Lin Xiao Zhot Buddhist Temple in his university days. So, he contacted their management, who were open to the idea of opening a café there.
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition challenging the Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949, and seeking exclusive control and management of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya by the ...
SPOKANE, Wash. — Members of the Spokane Buddhist Temple are breathing a sigh of relief after a staff member at Spokane's South Perry Lantern ran across the street to help put out a fire that ...
A fire broke out on Tuesday in a building housing some of South Korea's national treasures neighbouring the historic Buddhist Jogye temple in Seoul, but it was later extinguished and there was no ...
Archeologists in northeastern Thailand have found a number of rare Buddhist relics dating back more than 1,300 years.
TOKYO (AP) — A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago was returned on Monday, following a yearslong legal battle between Japan and South Korea over ...
(The Conversation) — A scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to full ordination as a monastic.
Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist temple complex that had been designated national treasures.
It depicts a young American woman who is interested in joining a yearlong meditation program at a Buddhist temple, even though Thai temples do not offer such programs.
The 1,300-year-old Gounsa temple in Uiseong County, a major Buddhist landmark, was among the dozens of buildings that have burned to the ground with its ceremonial bell the only piece appearing ...