Two monks in Thailand got into a physical fight over receiving offerings. Luang Phor Lamai, 83, and Phra Phisut, 60, got into an argument that escalated into a physical fight while receiving offerings ...
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A young Thai man and woman are on their knees, their palms pressed in supplication to the saffron-robed Buddhist monk, an anti-government protest leader, looming before them.
The day begins in darkness, lit only by street lamps. As dawn breaks, a pale blue light reveals a quiet line of monks in ...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Hundreds of Buddhist monks in Cambodia on Friday held a religious ceremony to honor soldiers killed in recent border clashes with Thai forces and to pray for peace. They ...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Draped in his burnt-orange robe, Athurliye Rathana strolled onto the veranda of a posh hotel here one recent evening and an entire wedding party adorned in fine silks knelt as ...