Meet the Vietnamese monk captivating Gen Z with his insights on love and life

Vietnamese monk Giac Minh Luat has become a TikTok sensation, amassing over 3.1 million followers by sharing relatable insights on life and ...

China’s ‘most handsome Shaolin monk’ dies in car accident

Qiu Feng, dubbed as China’s “most handsome Shaolin monk,” died at the age of 21 on Aug. 8. Qiu was en route to a charity performance in Zhej...

Jet Li shares Buddhist pilgrimage with daughters

Martial arts film legend Jet Li and his two daughters, 24-year-old Jane and 21-year-old Jada, recently went on a Buddhist pilgrimage to Lhas...

Harvard’s Asia Center holds first-ever Daoist ritual

Harvard University’s Asia Center held its first-ever Daoist ritual in the hopes of igniting interest in establishing Daoist studies centers ...

Shambhala: Tibetan Buddhism’s mythical hidden kingdom

The hidden kingdom of Shambhala has captivated the imaginations of ancient and modern people alike for its centuries-old story shrouded in m...

200 Buddhists seek karmic healing against anti-Asian hate at Antioch pilgrimage

Hundreds of Buddhists convened in Antioch, California, in a bid to reconcile the city’s dark past with a vision for a more inclusive f...

Increasing number of Asian Americans say they have no religion: study

The Pew Research Center has released data indicating a decline in religious affiliation among Asian Americans.  Religiously unaffiliated: In...

Korean temple’s tours sell out as people flock to meet online heartthrob ‘Flower Monk’

A ticket sale for a temple night tour program in South Korea was reportedly sold out hours after it opened its booking after announcing that...

Sky burials explained: Why Tibetan Buddhists offer their dead to be eaten by vultures

Tibetan Buddhists have a unique funeral custom called sky burials, in which the dead are taken to a high-altitude area for vultures to consu...

Temple thief claims Buddha gave him an ‘OK’ sign to take donation money

Ye told authorities that the Buddha statue granted him permission to take the money as indicated by its hand gesture resembling the widely r...

Hundreds of Tibetans rally in support of Dalai Lama in France amid video controversy

Around 1,000-1,500 Tibetans gathered in front of the France Television office in Paris on Saturday to show their support for the Dalai Lama ...

Tibetans say Dalai Lama’s ‘suck my tongue’ incident was misrepresented by CCP propagandists

Tibetans are speaking out following the Dalai Lama’s apology after a video of him kissing a young boy went viral, claiming that the act is b...

Dalai Lama apologizes after video shows him kissing boy, asking him to ‘suck my tongue’

The Dalai Lama, the foremost spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, has apologized after a video of him kissing a young boy and asking him to...

New study finds Buddhism can lower the risk of depression

Researchers at Chiang Mai University in Thailand have linked the observation of Buddhist precepts to a lower risk of developing depression....

First Tibetan American mayor gets advice from Dalai Lama during ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’

Aftab Pureval, Cincinnati's first Tibetan American mayor, met the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India, on Monday. According to Radio Free...

5 suspects assault monk in Nashville Buddhist temple robbery

Metro Police are searching for five suspects who attacked a Buddhist monk at the Wat Lao Buddhist Temple in South Nashville, Tennessee, on ...

Elephant is caught on CCTV trampling monk to death in Thailand

Phra Prachon Suksingh, a 66-year-old Buddhist monk, was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, on Saturday...

Buddhist temple leader in Louisiana accused of recruiting Vietnamese nuns for sex

Abbot Quyen Van Ho, the head of Tam Bao Temple in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was accused of recruiting nuns from Vietnam and engaging in sexua...

‘People come here for peace’: NJ Buddhist temple faces string of burglaries

A Buddhist temple in New Jersey has been burglarized for the second time in three months. Alexander Khan, the director of Preah Buddha Rangs...

Thai Buddhist monk claims whiskey helps prevent COVID-19 after being busted for DUI

Phra Thanakorn, 63, is a Buddhist monk from Thailand’s Mueang Loej district who recently got caught driving intoxicated by local police. T...

Elderly Thai Buddhist monk injured after argument over offerings turns into physical fight

Two monks in Thailand got into an argument that escalated into a physical fight in Nonthaburi Province, Thailand, at around 5:30 a.m. on Ju...

Japanese robot preacher that cost $1 million delivers sermons at Buddhist temple in Kyoto

Inside of a Buddhist temple in Japan resides a 6-foot-4-inch robot named “Mindar” modeled after the Buddhist goddess of mercy, Kannon, to d...

Buddhist monk in Thailand found drunk and passed out while exposed inside temple on Thai New Year

A 50-year-old Buddhist monk in Thailand earned the ire of local villagers after they found him drunk and passed out while fully exposed ins...

Thai Buddhist monk to charitably donate $500,000-plus fortune he won from a lottery

A monk working at Wat Phra That Phanom Woramahawihan in the Nakhon Phanom province in northeastern Thailand has been donating the 18 millio...

Vietnamese peace activist, writer and Buddhist monk Thích Nhất Hạnh dies at 95

Prominent Buddhist monk, writer and Vietnamese peace activist Thích Nhất Hạnh passed away at the age of ninety-five. Plum Village, the first...

Pchum Ben, Cambodia’s ‘Festival of the Dead,’ will end early due to COVID-19

October 5 marks the beginning of Pchum Ben, a 15-day religious festival in Cambodia during which Buddhists commemorate seven generations of ...

Japanese Monk Goes Viral After Beatboxing With Meditation Chants

A Japanese Zen Buddhist Monk has gone viral for incorporating beatbox into meditative chanting and sounds. Yogetsu Akasaka, 37, received att...

Repeated Attacks on Buddhist Temples in Canada are Being Investigated as Hate Crimes

The Vietnamese community in Montreal Canada are lamenting the repeated attacks by unknown individuals on Buddhist temples in the city and st...

Japanese Master Teaches ‘Shojin Cuisine’ to One of the Best Chefs in the World

As parts of the world transition to a more plant-based diet, restaurants offering “Shojin” cuisine have become more accessible, drawing patr...

Buddhist Master Throws Up on Carpet After Spinning for 4 Minutes Straight During Ceremony

A Buddhist master from Taiwan became an online celebrity for throwing up on a carpet after spinning for four minutes straight during a bless...

Japanese Monks Take on ‘I can do this in monks’ robes’ Challenge

Buddhist monks across Japan are now banding together online to show their support for a monk who was fined for driving while wearing their t...

Dalai Lama Reveals He Knew of Buddhist Teachers’ Sexual A‌b‌us‌e Since the 1990s

A Tibetan spiritual leader admitted that he was aware of sexual a‌b‌us‌e committed by Buddhist teachers and the allegations against them in ...

China’s Top Buddhist Leader Investigated For Allegedly Forcing Nuns to Have Sex With Him

China’s State Administration for Religious Affairs is investigating Xuecheng, the abbot of Longquan Temple in Beijing after documents surfac...

Japanese Monk Savagely Berates Tourists Who Post Bad Reviews of Buddhist Temple Guest House

A Buddhist guest house situated in an ancient temple in Mount Kōya, Japan has received critical reviews on Booking.com, with many commenting...

Buddhists Free Thousands of Fish Into Lake for Ceremony, Locals Immediately Catch Them With Nets

A group of humanitarians released thousands of fish into a lake in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China in an act called fangsheng (放生) which ...

How Meditation Helped the Thai Soccer Team Survive in the Cave

Proceeding the successful rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach after being trapped in a Thailand cave for 18 days, a Stanford expert exp...