The only son of Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan, Ven Ajahn Siripanyo gave up the world of riches and spoils to become a ...

Buddhist monks and nuns who live in eastern P.E.I. say they were disappointed to hear some of the concerns expressed at a ...

Human rights activists accused Communist-run Vietnam of infringing on freedom of religion after a court handed jail sentences ...

Amid a counteroffensive by junta forces in Madaya Township, a village’s Buddhist religious centre was attacked by a drone, ...

Malaysian Business Tycoon and billionaire Tan Sri Ananda Krishnan, who is counted among the wealthiest individuals died on ...

Ven Ajahn Siripanyo, heir to a $5 billion fortune, chose the path of monkhood at 18. He renounced his family's wealth and now ...

Ajahn Siripanyo, son of Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan, gave up a $5 billion fortune to become a Buddhist monk. His ...

Ananda Krishnan is one of Malaysia's most influential and wealthiest individuals. In the past week, Mr Krishnan, also known ...

At 18, during a visit to his Thai mother’s family, he ordained as a Buddhist monk—a move he initially saw as temporary.

Now, decades later, Siripanyo lives as a forest monk at Dtao Dum Monastery on the remote Thailand-Myanmar border.