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...

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...

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...

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...