How a samurai-born man became the father of an alternative therapy used by millions worldwide

Of the various forms of alternative or complementary therapies — many of them originating in Asia — reiki is arguably the most accessible. I...

Tibetan man arrested for possessing photos of Dalai Lama as part of China’s Strike Hard campaign

Karma Samdup of Nagqu county in Tibet was reportedly arrested on Aug. 12 after authorities discovered he was keeping pictures of the 14th D...

Group of Women Asking for Prayers Rob $1,500 From Lao Buddhist Temple Monks in Arizona

A group of 10 to 12 women recently robbed two elderly monks at a Lao Buddhist temple in Phoenix, distracting them with prayer requests. The ...

3 High School Monks Win Esports Tournament in Thailand

Three young novice monks from the Balee Sathit Suksa school were crowned as champions of an esports tournament for a mobile racing game in T...

Thai Monks With First-Aid Training Perform CPR on Injured Man

A group of Thai monks has gone viral after performing CPR on a severely injured motorcyclist whom they had come across with while returning ...

American Students Show Off Their Kung Fu Skills at Shaolin Temple in China

About 230 American disciples of the United Studios of Self Defense went on a pilgrimage to the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Henan Province, C...

Young Thai Monks Engage in Brutal ‘Fight Club’ to Train Their Bodies and Minds

A video footage of very young Thai Buddhist monks engaging in a brutal one-on-one bare-knuckle punching match emerged recently online. The ...