"The temple is now empty of monks and nearby villagers are concerned they cannot do any merit-making," said the official, Boonlert Thintapthai. Merit-making is a Buddhist practice that involves ...

Authorities at Wat Pha Lat in Chiang Mai urge visitors to respect sacred grounds and warn of possible closure to tourists ...

Officials at scared mountainside sanctuary threaten to close shrine to visitors permanently; online observers decry ...

Wat Pha Lat, a 14th-century Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand, has warned foreign tourists against disrespectful ...

Venerable Phramaha Suphat Sukyai speaks with other monks on the phone on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, as they prepare for the upcoming Songkran Festival at the Wat Chaimongkolvararam Buddhist temple in ...

MAE SAI, Thailand – The young soccer teammates and their coach who were rescued after being trapped in a cave in northern Thailand were ordained Wednesday at a Buddhist temple, a merit-making activity ...

In this Monday, Feb. 10, 2020 photo, Buddhist monk Phra Manaswin gestures as he explains a shooting rampage he witnessed at Wat Pa Sattharuam Buddhist temple in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. The ...

A Buddhist temple in central Thailand was completely empty on Tuesday after every monk typically stationed at the house of worship tested positive for methamphetamine, district official Boonlert ...

BANGKOK – At a Buddhist temple south of Bangkok, a monk watches as a machine presses down on thousands of water bottles, before a giant bale of crushed plastic rolls out with a thud. The plastic is ...

Behind the Buddhist Temple of Dallas on Stults Road, off of Central Expressway and Forest in Far North Dallas, is one of the most marvelous rituals and richest culinary treasure of Dallas. Until the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — A rogue ...