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A thief disguised as a tourist slipped into a well-known Wat Ming Mueang temple in central Chiang Rai and stole a donation ...
Dressed in flowers, finery and makeup, scores of boys were paraded around a temple in Thailand before having their heads shaved -- a symbolic start to a centuries-old Shan monkhood ordination. The ...
Rooted in Brahman and Theravada Buddhist ... The 30-acre temple grounds, at the convergence of Stockton’s industrial, rural and residential tracts, burst with colors and decorations augmenting ...
Confused about what to do during your vacation in Thailand? Here are a series of recommendations for exciting holiday ...
Saijunji temple in Kitagata, Gifu Prefecture, embedded 28 military decorations amassed from worshipers ... during World War II and worked to spread Buddhist teachings to people in the military ...
I’m a believer. Not in a higher power, but in the power of sacred spaces to move, challenge, educate and uplift me.
Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...
A 12 to 14-hour train journey from Bangkok to Chiang Mai in Thailand's far north is a rite of passage for budgetconscious backpackers.
We stayed in the Siam Square neighborhood, also known as the shopping district, and thoroughly enjoyed tasting the street food and exploring the Buddhist temples ... and the decor and plant ...
I’m surprised to see it has shrines to Hindu gods, but Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka are open to all creeds and Buddhism and Hinduism are closely intertwined. Architect Geoffrey Bawa (1919-2003 ...