Until the end of June, the continuation of reincarnation, and therefore the future of Tibetan Buddhism, was in question.

Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has ...

Following a wave of monk scandals, Paetongtarn Shinawatra pledges bold reforms to restore Buddhism’s damaged public image.

But Mahayana Buddhism has become more popular by developing a social orientation. Adherents should strive to have the ...

Wilawan Emsawat, thought to be in her mid-30s, was arrested at her home in Nonthaburi province, just north of Bangkok, ...

Philosophy professor Evan Thompson, who defines himself as “a good friend to Buddhism,” is also a critic of “ Buddhist ...

Police in Thailand have arrested a woman who allegedly enticed a string of Buddhist monks into sexual relationships and then ...

At least nine abbots and senior monks involved in the scandal have been disrobed and cast out of the monkhood, police said.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra pledges to modernise the religion's image, foster understanding between monks and lay followers, and ...

China's insistence that it will identify the next Dalai Lama foreshadows the chance that followers will have to decide who ...

Dr. Justice Chandradasa Nanayakkara, who makes valuable contributions to Buddhist literature in these columns, has written ...

The case of Wirapol Sukphol, the infamous “jet-set monk” who was sentenced to over 100 years in prison for fraud, money ...