(Agenzia Fides) The Buddhist monks of a temple in Colombo spontaneously gathered for a special “Puja” ritual to pray for the health of Pope Francis and his speedy recovery. During the Puja ritual, the ...

Without donations, Buddhist temples and monastic institutions could not exist. The lay community provides for monks and temples, in exchange for the spiritual currency of merit, which is believed ...

A new study of Buddhist monks reveals that deep meditation helps to regulate a balanced gut microbiota, leading to improved mental and physical wellbeing. But is a healthy gut really as simple as ...

This festival celebrates the Buddhist community joining together to present the monks in their monastery with new robes. Buddhist monks dedicate their lives to their religion and only have eight ...

BANGKOK--Seven Buddhist monks are among nine suspects who are being held in pretrial detention after being arrested for allegedly embezzling assets worth about 300 million baht ($8.9 million ...