When did you become a monk, and why did ... being cloistered away in the temple and, instead, take up an active, social role. 3. Aside from your own beautiful temple, which other places in Japan would ...

Thanapat Chanarat, 32, was kllled in the Anthony Ave fire along with a monk. (Courtesy Linda Lia) Officials at the temple said Chanarat rushed out of his room where the fire started to alert the ...

KYOTO--Monks at Chion-in temple in Higashiyama Ward here did a test run of its famed hanging bell on Dec. 27 to prepare for the traditional bell-ringing ceremony on New Year’s Eve. In the test ...

BANGKOK--Seven Buddhist monks are among ... The abbot, along with Kom and his sister, are accused of taking the donation money by withdrawing cash from the temple’s bank account and handing ...

A fire at a Buddhist temple in New York City has left two people dead, including a Buddhist monk. New York City fire officials say the fire broke out around 6 a.m. Wednesday in the Bronx.