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A saucy scandal involving 11 randy monks and a mystery woman known only as Miss Golf has sent shockwaves through Thailand.
Dr. Justice Chandradasa Nanayakkara, who makes valuable contributions to Buddhist literature in these columns, has written ...
Criticising the lack of freedom in China, the Dalai Lama said that the political situation in the country was not stable due ...
The 14th Dalai Lama, celebrating his 90th birthday, advocates for compassion and peaceful resolutions amid global conflicts.
Anime characters often face challenges that connect to long-standing Buddhist and Shintō teachings. In this course, students look closely at what anime is saying about life.
Thai Buddhist temples have over 410bn baht in savings across 39,000 accounts, ONB reveals amid embezzlement probe involving ...
China has also sought to elevate other spiritual figures, particularly Tibetan Buddhism’s No. 2 figure, the Panchen Lama. A boy recognized by the Dalai Lama as the new Panchen disappeared soon after, ...
Proposed law from the Buddhist Office targets both monks and laypeople, introducing criminal penalties for offences, as ...
The one Buddhist word many people know is karma. Some say it means good things happen to good people and bad to bad. Payback.
Asalha Puja, known also as Dharma Day, commemorates the first sermon by Siddhartha Gautama, known as Buddha (“enlightened one ...
What does it truly mean to live a good life? It doesn’t take a secret mantra or single act. In Buddhism, living a good life ...