An abbot at a Thai temple has shocked social media after being caught concealing at least 73 corpses, which he claimed were used to “train” monks in meditation. Adding to the bizarre discovery ...

The expansive temple grounds feature an open-air meditation centre, four dining halls for visitors and monks, and several bamboo meditation pavilions, where police found 4-5 coffins in each one.

Some items were buried underground. The first arrests in the case occurred last Friday, when police took into custody the temple abbot and a famous monk, Kom Kongkaew, who were accused of stealing ...

Two Buddhist monks have been fatally shot and two others wounded inside a temple in southern Thailand. Witnesses described seeing gunmen dressed in black arrive on motorbikes before storming the ...

KYOTO--Monks at Chion-in temple in Higashiyama Ward here did a test run of its famed hanging bell on Dec. 27 to prepare for the traditional bell-ringing ceremony on New Year’s Eve. In the test ...

Financial transparency in temples is equally important. According to the Vinaya, monks aren't even supposed to touch money, yet many disregard this rule entirely. With around 250,000 monks and ...

There are also temples which have attracted large and dedicated followings, through skilful promotion of charismatic monks and abbots, said to have supernatural powers. These have capitalised on ...