In Georgia's remote Imereti region, monks scale the 40m-high Katskhi Pillar in a daring, nerve-jangling ascent. The reason: to get closer to God.

The clergy have an outsized role in Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city and a center for Buddhist learning. Roughly 50,000 monks were estimated to be living in the city before the ...

By Rohana R. Wasala A four-member delegation of seemingly frustrated Buddhist monk activists led by Ven. Itthekande Saddhatissa Thera, General Secretary of the Ravana Balaya Organization, called on ...

Kreiner uses the word “monk” inclusively, referring to both men and women, regardless of the form of monasticism that they practiced. During the period covered by “The Wandering Mind ...

Mounting scandals involving monks are undermining a key pillar of Thai society. It was rumours of a sex scandal that first brought Phra Khom, a Buddhist monk famed throughout Thailand for his ...

Roughly 50,000 monks were estimated to be living in the city before the earthquake. When the earthquake struck, monks from monasteries in Mandalay were taking exams to qualify for higher ranks at ...

In Georgia's remote Imereti region, monks scale the 40m-high Katskhi Pillar in a daring, nerve-jangling ascent. The reason: to get closer to God.