BANGKOK — Two Buddhist monks in Thailand have become social media stars with Facebook livestreams that combine traditional teachings with non-traditional jokes and giggles. Some of the country’s ...

An Austrian man entered the monkhood at a Buddhist monastery in Kalasin to dedicate merit to Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the ...

While Buddhism began on the Indian subcontinent around the fifth century BC, it has waned in India and Nepal while flourishing in different forms in Japan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and other ...

Although Buddhism is the predominant religion in Thailand, the country is home to people of various faiths, resulting in a society rich in beliefs, ways of life and religious art that reflect cultural ...

Buddhist monks chant around a spaceship-shaped golden shrine, as Thai sect Dhammakaya lights 300,000 LED lanterns and candles in the shapes of continents and Buddhas to mark Earth Day. The ...

A tranquil respite from Bangkok, this northern Thai city offers ancient temples, art markets, a prolific jazz and live-music ...

RAYNHAM — Chanting monks in saffron robes stood beside dark-suited state legislators under a colossal golden Buddha statue to mark the opening Sunday afternoon of what might be the largest Thai ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Eleven boys from a soccer team, who were rescued from a flooded Thai cave in a drama that gripped global audiences, took their first steps on Tuesday to be ordained as Buddhist ...

Rama IX served as a revered symbol and also shielded his country from the worst consequences of its political instability. This is a question that many will ponder, as Thailand mourns the death of the ...

Eleven of the boys who were rescued from a cave in Thailand earlier this month — an international mission that captivated the world — have been ordained as Buddhist novices in honor to the volunteer ...