Monks

Myanmar's hardline monks to dodge bans on Facebook and target Rohingya Muslims using the social media platform

Facebook has designated several radical Buddhist groups like Ma Ba Tha and several prominent monks as "hate figures", blocking them from the platform.

Amit Shah's rally in Agra cancelled: BJP blames rain, others say party failed to get 40,000 Dalits

BJP national president Amit Shah had to cancel a rally in Agra on Sunday after the UP BJP failed to gather a crowd of 40,000 Dalits.

Extremist monk blames Islamic militants for Myanmar bombing

A firebrand monk blamed Islamic extremists Monday for a small bomb that slightly wounded five people when it went off while he was preaching in Myanmar's second-largest city, though police said it was too early to speculate

Two days after blasts, life returns to normal in Bodh Gaya

Life on Tuesday returned to normal in and around the revered Mahabodhi temple two days after a string of 10 bomb explosions rocked this Bihar town where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment

Chinese cops fired at monks celebrating Dalai Lama's birthday: human rights groups

Police in a restive Tibetan part of southwestern China opened fire on a group of monks and others who had gathered to mark the birthday of exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, seriously injuring at least two of them, a rights group said

Bodh Gaya blasts: Monks hold special prayer in Buddhist shrine

The Bodh Gaya has Buddhist monasteries of 50 countries.

Monks now being monitored for 'lavish lifestyle'

Thailand's national Buddhism body says it is monitoring monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior following complaints ignited by a video showing Buddhist monks boarding a private jet

Monks exiled with Dalai Lama will sing at Glastonbury music festival

The Gyuto Monks of Tibet, who are living in exile with the Dalai Lama in India, will perform their chants at the world-famous Glastonbury music festival in England later this month

Myanmar govt apologises to monks for violent crackdown

President's Office Minister Hla Tun led other officials Saturday in apologising to senior and injured monks in the central city of Mandalay.

Myanmar monks protest crackdown on demonstrators at copper mine

At least 50 people were injured on 29 November, including more than 20 monks who suffered serious burns, when riot police raided camps set up round the Monywa copper mine.