Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has ...

Until the end of June, the continuation of reincarnation, and therefore the future of Tibetan Buddhism, was in question.

Women should be prosecuted for having sex with monks, Thai politicians have proposed, amid a nationwide scandal over an ...

But Mahayana Buddhism has become more popular by developing a social orientation. Adherents should strive to have the ...

The one Buddhist word many people know is karma. Some say it means good things happen to good people and bad to bad. Payback.

Nevertheless, according to Deeg, Xuanzang’s account requires careful interpretation and contextualisation before conclusions ...

This video explains the basics of Buddhism, from its beginnings with Siddhartha Gautama to its spread across Asia and beyond.

Police in Thailand have arrested a woman who allegedly enticed a string of Buddhist monks into sexual relationships and then ...

Following a wave of monk scandals, Paetongtarn Shinawatra pledges bold reforms to restore Buddhism’s damaged public image.

Monks from the Namgyal Monastery in Dharamshala built a sand mandala and carried out a dissolution ceremony in Laguna Beach.

Buddhists are very fortunate that they can even critically examine the teachings of the Buddha. After all, the Buddha ...

China's insistence that it will identify the next Dalai Lama foreshadows the chance that followers will have to decide who ...