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.

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 ...

Buddhist temples in and around Busan are offering free or low-cost accommodation to BTS fans after the K-pop group’s concerts ...

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 ...

MELAKA: Long queues formed at Seck Kia Eenh Buddhist Temple (SKE) in Gajah Berang here as thousands gathered for free vegetarian meals offered in conjunction with the upcoming Wesak Day celebration. R ...

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

The flame, which spiritual leaders say has been continuously lit for more than 1,200 years, was salvaged after the blaze and ...

A 1,200-year-old Buddhist temple hall in Japan has been destroyed after a fire engulfed the structure housing an “eternal ...

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 ...