A Vietnamese Buddhist monk on a barefoot pilgrimage from his homeland to India has given up on his attempt to walk across ...

A popular Vietnamese monk and his companions have headed to Malaysia from Thailand after they failed to enter war-torn ...

ESCONDIDO: The official Facebook page of Wat Sunyataram in Escondido, California, posted photos and a message on Sunday ...

different stages of which were captured by the Sunday Times photographer M.A.Pushpakumara. Higher ordination or upasampada is the acceptance of novice monks to the order of the Sangha.

This is because the monks don't have or want many possessions, and what they do have is given to them by the sangha - the Buddhist community. We call this almsgiving or dana. Giving the monks new ...

His fame attracted monks from Sukhothai in Thailand to go to Bago and receive upasampada. Dhammazedi (1472-92), King of Bago, having received education in one of the many Sihala Sangha monasteries in ...

Navam Poya, observed today, is an important Buddhist celebration in Sri Lanka, Thailand,Cambodia, and Laos. It marks the formation of the first Buddhist Council and the appointment of Buddha’s first ...