The grand occasion of Mahakumbh 2025 marked a historic moment in Prayagraj as over 600 Buddhist devotees from 8 major Buddhist nations -Thailand, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Bhutan, Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, ...

Senior writer Jaime Diaz and senior photographer Dom Furore accompanied Tida for a week-long journey to her native Thailand ...

Proy Than’, or coin offering toss, is an essential ritual in a new monk's ordination ceremony. Attendees are advised to bring umbrellas, as the event often becomes a festive scramble for the tossed ...

Mike White talks Season 3 of 'The White Lotus,' sharing how he drew on his own experiences to craft the latest entry.

essential for the spread of Buddhism in Tibet, with Buddha Shakyamuni prophesying his arrival in the Parinirvana Sutra. Delegates from countries including Bhutan, Laos, Thailand, and the United ...

A Buddhist monk was mauled to death by his own pet pit bull in Thailand. Phra Bandit Bootsen, 46, was feeding dog food to the one-year-old canine named Jord when it latched onto his hand instead ...

And anything political is clearly out of bounds. Bau has been walking with the Buddhist monk for the past month, since Thich Minh Tue decided to embark on the 2,700-km (1,600-mile) pilgrimage on foot ...

BANGKOK — Tropical Thailand is experiencing an unusually cool stretch of weather that forecasters say could last until mid-February, leading many residents to dig out their sweaters and cardigans.

(AP video shot by Haruka Nuga, Tian MacLeod Ji and Bill Bredesen) A Thai Buddhist monk wears winter hat as he waits for offerings in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit ...

A Thai Buddhist monk wears winter hat as he waits for offerings in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) ...