The Chua Phat Son Buddha Mountain Center intends to relocate to a new site and building. Roanoke County officials last week OK'd a special use permit for the proposal.

SJB MP Harshana Rajakaruna raised the issue, questioning Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath on whether the Vietnamese Government funded the President’s return after attending the UN Vesak Day ...

“I’m very happy (and) honored to be here.” Construction of the stupas is part of the Buddhist temple’s $150 million expansion, called the Dhammacetiya, announced in May 2022.

Two teenage boys were charged with the murders. Alessandro "Alex" Garcia, 16 at the time of the murder, pleaded guilty in 1993 to avoid death row. Jonathan Doody, then 17, was found guilty in 1993 ...

Fort Worth city leaders Dec. 10 gave their blessing for the construction of a 175-foot stupa in east Fort Worth. The religious monument is the centerpiece of a $100 million expansion of the Huong ...

A dozen Buddhist nuns were having an evening study session at the temple around 5 p.m. when someone frantically rang the doorbell, asking everyone to evacuate, according to one of the nuns. Everyone ...

The living quarters at a Buddhist temple in San Francisco’s Mission District were gutted when a fire broke out on Tuesday evening, officials said. Fifteen nuns and occupants self-evacuated ...

Temple visitors take photos around the temple gardens during the grand opening of Tam Tu Metta Buddhist Temple in Morgan Hill, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.

Culture Life Local News Seattle Buddhist temple recovering physically, spiritually after fire Aug. 28, 2024 at 6:00 am Updated Aug. 28, 2024 at 6:00 am By Tat Bellamy-Walker ...

FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- The first arrest has been made in connection to a robbery at a Buddhist temple in Brooklyn. Police say they tracked down one of the thieves in Virginia where another ...

Metro Buddhist monks robbed at gunpoint after thieves break into back door of Brooklyn temple By David Propper Published Feb. 11, 2024, 9:08 p.m. ET ...

(Gardiner Anderson for New York Daily News)Police investigate a home invasion robbery at the Watt Samakki Dhammikaram Buddhist temple on Rugby Road in Brooklyn, New York City on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.