Buddhist Monk

Scores of pro-democracy Buddhist monks took to the streets of Myanmar's second-biggest city Saturday, rallying against the military coup in demonstrations that coincided with the 14th anniversary of previous clergy-led mass protests.

Karmic fortune has arrived to the digital art market, with a kaleidoscopic splash of colours and the face of a revered Thai monk offering portable Buddhist good luck charms to tech-savvy buyers.

Kiren Rijiju, who replaces Ravi Shankar Prasad as the Law and Justice Minister, took charge of his office in Delhi Thursday morning, in the presence of Buddhist monks

A day after the reboot of the union cabinet, a number of new (and promoted) ministers took charge of their assignments this morning, including Ashwini Vaishnaw - the new Railways Minister, and Anurag Thakur - the I&B Minister.

Nearly 100 Buddhist monks have tested positive for coronavirus in Sikkim. The state government is closely monitoring each and every Buddhist monastery, officials said.

Over 150 monks have tested positive for coronavirus at Gyuto Buddhist monastery near here and the area has been declared a containment zone, officials said on Tuesday.

A video of Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, Chinese Consul General in Mumbai Tang Guocai and Buddhist monks chanting ''Go corona, go corona'' at a prayer meet has gone viral on social media.

Thich Quang Do, a dissident Buddhist monk who has effectively been under house arrest since 2003 and was nominated multiple times for the Nobel Peace Prize, has died aged 93.

A Thai temple cat's bid for affection during five-hour-long New Year prayers was enough to test the patience of a Buddhist monk as he tried to maintain his chanting concentration.

Two senior BJP leaders on Thursday visited Indian Buddhist monk Kumarajiva's temple in China's Gansu province as part of a 11,050 km journey to connect with places traversed by him in the 4th century AD to spread Buddhism in the country.

Two BJP leaders Tarun Vijay and Tejasvi Surya on Tuesday launched their 11,050 km-long journey to connect with places traversed by Kumarajiva, the Indian Buddhist monk who brought Buddhism from India to China in 4th century AD and left a lasting influence on the Chinese society and culture.

Fifteen Buddhist pilgrims including a monk were killed after their flatbed truck plunged off a 300-metre (1,000 feet) cliff in eastern Myanmar, police said Tuesday, blaming faulty brakes

A controversial Tibetan monk whose best-selling book on Buddhist wisdom was overshadowed by multiple allegations of sexual abuse has died in Thailand, his official social media account reported.

In 2013, Gnanasara led an anti-Muslim minority stance against what he termed the rising Muslim extremism in the Buddhist majority country.

Sri Lanka's president granted an amnesty to a firebrand Buddhist monk on Wednesday, four days after holding talks with him at the country's main prison, officials said.

Scores of pro-democracy Buddhist monks took to the streets of Myanmar's second-biggest city Saturday, rallying against the military coup in demonstrations that coincided with the 14th anniversary of previous clergy-led mass protests.

Karmic fortune has arrived to the digital art market, with a kaleidoscopic splash of colours and the face of a revered Thai monk offering portable Buddhist good luck charms to tech-savvy buyers.

Kiren Rijiju, who replaces Ravi Shankar Prasad as the Law and Justice Minister, took charge of his office in Delhi Thursday morning, in the presence of Buddhist monks

A day after the reboot of the union cabinet, a number of new (and promoted) ministers took charge of their assignments this morning, including Ashwini Vaishnaw - the new Railways Minister, and Anurag Thakur - the I&B Minister.

Nearly 100 Buddhist monks have tested positive for coronavirus in Sikkim. The state government is closely monitoring each and every Buddhist monastery, officials said.

Over 150 monks have tested positive for coronavirus at Gyuto Buddhist monastery near here and the area has been declared a containment zone, officials said on Tuesday.

A video of Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, Chinese Consul General in Mumbai Tang Guocai and Buddhist monks chanting ''Go corona, go corona'' at a prayer meet has gone viral on social media.

Thich Quang Do, a dissident Buddhist monk who has effectively been under house arrest since 2003 and was nominated multiple times for the Nobel Peace Prize, has died aged 93.

A Thai temple cat's bid for affection during five-hour-long New Year prayers was enough to test the patience of a Buddhist monk as he tried to maintain his chanting concentration.

Two senior BJP leaders on Thursday visited Indian Buddhist monk Kumarajiva's temple in China's Gansu province as part of a 11,050 km journey to connect with places traversed by him in the 4th century AD to spread Buddhism in the country.

Two BJP leaders Tarun Vijay and Tejasvi Surya on Tuesday launched their 11,050 km-long journey to connect with places traversed by Kumarajiva, the Indian Buddhist monk who brought Buddhism from India to China in 4th century AD and left a lasting influence on the Chinese society and culture.

Fifteen Buddhist pilgrims including a monk were killed after their flatbed truck plunged off a 300-metre (1,000 feet) cliff in eastern Myanmar, police said Tuesday, blaming faulty brakes

A controversial Tibetan monk whose best-selling book on Buddhist wisdom was overshadowed by multiple allegations of sexual abuse has died in Thailand, his official social media account reported.

In 2013, Gnanasara led an anti-Muslim minority stance against what he termed the rising Muslim extremism in the Buddhist majority country.

Sri Lanka's president granted an amnesty to a firebrand Buddhist monk on Wednesday, four days after holding talks with him at the country's main prison, officials said.