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Thai king and queen pray for peace at Hanoi pagoda as state visit ends

Thai king and queen pray for peace at Hanoi pagoda as state visit ends

Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Queen Suthida visited Quan Su Pagoda in Hanoi on Wednesday and attended a prayer ceremony for peace.
Crowds gather at Tay Thien Grand Mandala Stupa for Vu Lan Festival

Crowds gather at Tay Thien Grand Mandala Stupa for Vu Lan Festival

11-year-old driver kills 9 monks in Thailand

11-year-old driver kills 9 monks in Thailand

His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa: 'Every evening I pray for world peace'

His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa: 'Every evening I pray for world peace'

With his belief in the power of spiritual practices and the positive energy every human possesses, His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa says inner transformation is a sustainable way to contribute to changing the community and world.
April 24, 2026 | 01:33 am PT
Taiwanese actor Lee Wei charged with causing bodily injuries leading to death in ‘Taipei Monastery Murder’ case

Taiwanese actor Lee Wei charged with causing bodily injuries leading to death in ‘Taipei Monastery Murder’ case

Actor Lee Wei and 12 others, including his wife, have been charged in connection with a woman’s death at a Buddhist retreat, a case that local media have dubbed the “Taipei Monastery Murder.”
March 7, 2025 | 01:19 am PT
Home to Asia's largest Buddha statue: Taiwan's Fo Guang Shan Museum

Home to Asia's largest Buddha statue: Taiwan's Fo Guang Shan Museum

Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum in Taiwan showcases Asia's largest Buddha statue, exhibitions, and time capsules preserving humanity's legacy for generations to come.
January 28, 2025 | 12:00 am PT
Bad abbot: Thai temple left empty after monks fail drug tests

Bad abbot: Thai temple left empty after monks fail drug tests

A Buddhist temple in central Thailand has been left without monks after all its holy men failed drug tests and were defrocked, a local official said Tuesday.
November 28, 2022 | 10:54 pm PT
HCMC celebrates the Buddha’s birth after two years of Covid related suspension

HCMC celebrates the Buddha’s birth after two years of Covid related suspension

Thousands of followers and monks gathered at the Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda in HCM City’s District 10 Sunday to celebrate the birth of the Buddha as the Vesak festival.
May 15, 2022 | 02:20 am PT
Hue begins decorating for Vesak

Hue begins decorating for Vesak

Pagodas across central Vietnam's Thua Thien-Hue Province are stringing up lanterns, flags and decorations ahead of Vesak, to begin on May 15.
May 10, 2022 | 05:37 pm PT
Steelmaker Hoa Sen chairman embarks on ‘final’ push before turning Buddhist monk

Steelmaker Hoa Sen chairman embarks on ‘final’ push before turning Buddhist monk

Hoa Sen Group chairman Le Phuoc Vu said he is trying his best to leave a “legacy” before entering monastic life as a Buddhist in 2026.
March 22, 2022 | 10:08 pm PT
A Vietnamese monk who changed the world, mindfully

A Vietnamese monk who changed the world, mindfully

It was September 2013. A monk in a brown robe led thousands of people along the streets of Boston with small steps, walking in silence.
January 25, 2022 | 06:14 pm PT
Monks, disciples mourn in silence for Thich Nhat Hanh

Monks, disciples mourn in silence for Thich Nhat Hanh

The body of late Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is put into the casket at Tu Hieu Pagoda in his birthplace Hue on Sunday.
January 22, 2022 | 11:04 pm PT
Thich Nhat Hanh: A lifelong quest for peace

Thich Nhat Hanh: A lifelong quest for peace

Throughout his life, Thich Nhat Hanh nurtured the "Engaged Buddhism" movement, called for peace and spread its teachings to the world.
January 22, 2022 | 06:05 am PT
Dalai Lama condoles death of Thich Nhat Hanh

Dalai Lama condoles death of Thich Nhat Hanh

The Dalai Lama paid tribute to Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh Saturday, praising his dedication to building peace.
January 22, 2022 | 05:17 am PT
Vietnam laments death of Buddhist patriarch

Vietnam laments death of Buddhist patriarch

Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of Most Venerable Thich Pho Tue, who passed away Thursday, to pay their respects.
October 22, 2021 | 02:16 am PT
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