BANGKOK — Two Buddhist monks in Thailand have become social media stars with Facebook livestreams that combine traditional teachings with non-traditional jokes and giggles. Some of the country’s ...

RAYNHAM — Chanting monks in saffron robes stood beside dark-suited state legislators under a colossal golden Buddha statue to mark the opening Sunday afternoon of what might be the largest Thai ...

Inthisan, born in northeast Thailand, became a Buddhist monk at age 14. He came to the United States in 1992 and now leads nine other missionary monks at Wat Thai Washington, D.C. in Silver Spring.

Buddhist monks stand in front of Thai policemen outside Wat Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, Thailand, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. Hundreds of police in Thailand are carrying out a raid on the ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai temple cat's bid for affection during five-hour-long New Year prayers was enough to test the patience of a Buddhist monk as he tried to maintain his chanting concentration.

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Two Buddhist monks in Thailand have become social media stars with Facebook livestreams that combine traditional teachings with non-traditional jokes and giggles. Some of the ...