Buddhist

PM phones Bhutan counterpart, welcomes pilgrims visiting sacred Buddhist sites

PM Khan in his telephonic conversation Thursday with the Bhutan counterpart discussed matters of mutual… Read More

Myanmar Buddhist temple now a nirvana for snakes

MYANMAR: Crossing a bridge to the middle of a lake in Myanmar's Yangon region, pilgrims… Read More

Sri Lanka’s fugitive monk surrenders

COLOMBO: A radical Buddhist monk wanted in connection with a string of hate attacks in… Read More

Sri Lanka pressed over anti-Muslim hate crimes

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka-based Western diplomats on Thursday urged Colombo to investigate a wave of anti-Muslim… Read More

Hardline Myanmar monk visits strife-torn Rakhine State

YANGON: Hardline Myanmar monk Wirathu, once dubbed the "face of Buddhist terror" for his anti-Muslim… Read More

Thailand’s first halal hotel hopes to help boost Muslim arrivals

BANGKOK: Predominately Buddhist Thailand has opened its first halal hotel as hopes to attract more… Read More

Anti-Muslim Buddhist group moves toward Myanmar's mainstream

YANGON: Swathed in crimson robes, 77-year-old Ashin Tilawkar Biwonsa shuffles through a crowded conference room… Read More

Portuguese actor mistaken for terrorist on Paris plane

LISBON: A Portuguese actor humming a prayer as he meditated to a sacred Tibetan text… Read More