Before dawn breaks tomorrow over the Buddhist Maha Vihara temple in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, 67-year-old former teacher D. Santi will already be there, dressed in white and holding a small oil lamp.

For more than a month, volunteers from Sian Chye Tong Temple in Air Itam here have worked tirelessly to beautify two floats ...

The monks started their pilgrimage on May 9 from Buleleng, Bali, and are scheduled to arrive in Borobudur Temple in Megalang regency, Central Java, on Thursday.

The former abbot of a Chinese temple famed as the birthplace of kung fu has been sentenced to 24 years in prison and fined 3.5 million yuan (S$660,500) for crimes including embezzlement and bribery, ...

Buddhist temples in S. Korea's southeastern region are opening temple stay facilities to help accommodate foreign fans ...

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang visited senior Buddhist leaders in Hue on May 29, extending Vesak greetings and recognizing the Buddhist community’s contributions to society.

The upcoming Vesak season is a time that people feel deeply spiritual in Sri Lanka. Especially, the majority of Buddhists in ...

The former head of China's famous Shaolin Temple - known as the birthplace of kung fu - has been sentenced to 24 years in ...

Shi Yongxin, former abbot of the world-famous Shaolin Temple in Central China's Henan province, was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Friday for multiple crimes, including embezzlement and bribery, a ...

A Chinese court has sentenced Shi Yongxin, former abbot of the country's famous Shaolin Temple, to 24 years in prison for misappropriation of funds and bribery ...

Children have dressed up as demons in a traditional event at a Buddhist temple in western Japan. Young people pray for sound health and celebrate their coming of age in the "onibashiri," or ...

Workers excavating a damaged ancient stupa in Chachoengsao uncovered dozens of historic Buddha statues hidden in four underground chambers ...