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A Thai soldier showed off a Buddhist amulet that saved him from being struck by shrapnel during a border clash with Cambodia.
Devotees wore ghost costumes while dancing to music during a bizarre Buddhist festival in Thailand. Footage shows the locals ...
The original Fasting Siddhartha statue, discovered in Sikri, Pakistan, and housed in Lahore Museum, depicts Prince Siddhartha ...
Children play at a Buddhist temple in Mae Sot, Thailand, in March 2023. Photo by Kalpana Jain Socially engaged Buddhists are increasingly dealing with problems beyond Thailand’s borders.
Pakistan has presented a meticulously crafted replica of the Fasting Buddha sculpture to Thailand. A ceremony to this effect ...
Police in Thailand have arrested a woman who allegedly enticed a string of Buddhist monks into sexual relationships and then pressured them into making large payments to cover up their intimacy ...
Luangta Uthai Ninthawat, 75, was stung more than 100 times all over his body by aggressive hornets after stumbling across a ...
(The Conversation) — Thailand's Buddhist temples, important centers of culture and commerce, rely on donations from international visitors. Because of a steep drop in tourism, these temples have ...
NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand — Think Buddhist monk, and bodyguards and bomb threats probably don't spring to mind. But that's exactly what Phra Buddha Issara is dealing with as he mounts a campaign ...
Buddhist males in predominantly Buddhist Thailand are traditionally expected to enter the monkhood, often as novices, at some point in their lives to show gratitude, often toward their parents for ...
Thai Buddhist monks Phra Maha Paiwan Warawanno and Phra Maha Sompong Talaputto have started a popular livestream show that makes Buddhist teachings accessible for younger generations. REUTERS ...