BANGKOK--Seven Buddhist monks are among nine suspects who are being held in pretrial detention after being arrested for allegedly embezzling assets worth about 300 million baht ($8.9 million ...

Soon we will be celebrating Independence. For millennia, Buddhist monks have played the historic role of defending the nation’s integrity. They are the true heroes of our Independence. The Buddha had ...

Ajahn Siripanyo, heir to a billion-dollar fortune, chose a spiritual path. He left his lavish life to become a Buddhist monk. Siripanyo's father, a Malaysian business tycoon, respects his son's ...

The only son of Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan, Ven Ajahn Siripanyo gave up the world of riches and spoils to become a Buddhist monk. Mr Krishnan, also known as AK, is Malaysia's third ...

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], November 24 (ANI): A Tibetan monk living in exile in India, Lobsang Jamyang ahs dedicated his ...

In the past few days, Mr Krishnan, also known as AK, has been in the limelight because of his son Ajahn Siripanyo, who gave up the world's riches and spoils to become a Buddhist monk. According to ...

Vietnam's judicial system faces international scrutiny after handing down prison sentences to six ethnically Khmer Buddhist monks and three religious activists, igniting claims of religious ...

The young Buddhist lama sat on a throne near an altar decorated with flowers, fruits and golden statues of the Buddha, watching the celebrations of his 18th birthday in silence, with a ...

Pro-human rights groups accused Hanoi of violating religious freedom after a court in the southern province of Long An sentenced five ethnic Khmer Buddhist monks and four activists this week.

Is a civil, functioning democracy as much a fantasy as a world of magic, elves and fairies? This is the troubling question ...

Ajahn Siripanyo, son of Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan, gave up a $5 billion fortune to become a Buddhist monk. His inspiring journey reflects a choice for spiritual fulfillment. Ajahn ...