Hundreds of Buddhist monks in Cambodia on Friday held a religious ceremony to honor soldiers killed in recent border clashes ...

New York Zendo Shobo-ji was quiet on a Saturday morning in late June, far removed from the muted hum and chatter that lingers ...

Shi Yongxin, the abbot of Shaolin Temple since 1998, had turned the monastery into a martial arts global brand. Since his ...

Novice Buddhist monks during a mass ordination at Dhamagaya Temple in central Thailand in 2010. AP Photo/Apichart WeerawongThe symbolic image of the silently meditating nun or chanting monk often ...

Tibetan Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism is a religion in exile, forced from its homeland when Tibet was conquered by the Chinese. At one time it was thought that 1 in 6 Tibetan men were Buddhist monks.

The Great Ashoka changed the model for future monarchs. The righteous King's reign would show how power should be wielded to ...

While its local community is much smaller than other religions we have featured, Buddhism is in fact one of the world’s largest religions and considered among the 12 mainstream religious beliefs.

Buddhism and conflict Buddhists recognise that they are human and until they reach Enlightenment close enlightenmentWhen a Buddhist finds a state of perfect of wisdom and compassion, said to bring ...

Robot monk's creator calls it a perfect vessel to spread Buddhism. Named Xian'er, the 60-centimetre-tall robot can answer about 20 simple questions about Buddhism and daily life, and perform seven ...

What is Buddhism? Find out the answer and many more facts about religion, peace and conflict in Buddhism with this AQA GCSE RS revision guide.