Monks at Musikfest will set the tone for a peaceful yet energetic festival this year. The Tibetan monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery will perform for several days, starting with a mandala sand ...

After 18 months of traveling across the United States, a group of Tibetan Buddhist monks are making their way to North County.

GARY | Eight Tibetan monks sat cross-legged on a floor around a cobalt blue square mat where cups of rainbow-colored sand sat on trays. The monks wrapped themselves in gold-colored fabric and closed ...

Buddhist monks performing rites, cremations and after-death chants to chase away what they believe to be lingering ghosts also were working hard. Years of special “corpse meditation” have helped each ...

Six Tibetan monks in maroon and orange robes are quietly setting up an altar to the Dalai Lama in the lobby of The Menil Collection. The monks put out bowls of rice and fruit and sticks of incense as ...

Salina? The journey toward nirvana begins early for the Buddhist monks at their temple compound northwest of Salina. A Buddhist monk carries American and Kansas flags at daybreak Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 ...

Bodh Gaya has blossomed into a vibrant center for those yearning for a deeper understanding of monastic life through the ...

A bell tolls at first light. The old timber "nightingale" floors chirp under stockinged feet, there's a whisper of saffron and black robes, a rumour of conversation and the monks enter the temple.

The Buddhist monk is a frenetic college student. A devotee calls him the “Sri Lankan Spitfire,” a nickname befitting the short man dressed in jeans and gym shoes hurrying between classes at McHenry ...

SALINA — The journey toward nirvana begins early for the Buddhist monks at their temple compound northwest of Salina. The four orange-robed “Buddha men” stir before 6 a.m. One by one they descend the ...