The golden spires and stupas of Buddhist temples soar above jungle, plains and urbanscapes. Red-robed monks—there are nearly 400,000 of them in Myanmar—are the most revered members of society.

Buddhist monks chanted verses ... that all things arise and pass away, even temples, even lives.” In the wake of the earthquake, people in Myanmar are still trying to figure out what the ...

The Burmese deported leading Buddhist, Muslim and Hindu families ... up hatreds against the Rohingya. Left, monks follow a path near Kothaung temple. Canals that once carried people and goods ...

The Buddhist celebration is unique to the Shan people of northeastern Myanmar, hundreds of thousands of whom have moved to Thailand during their country’s decades of dictatorship and turmoil. Monks ...

A Buddhist monk who goes by the name of Monk Owen and ... Force (PDF), one of the many militias that have sprung up since Myanmar's military coup of February 2021, contesting the army’s right ...

the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha closely follows developments in Myanmar and is committed to offering support during difficult times. Over the past few days, the delegation visited temples damaged by the ...

The Poy Sang Long celebration is a vibrant three-day ritual before boys of Myanmar's Shan people enter monastic life for up to one month Dressed in flowers, finery and make-up, scores of boys were ...

When a massive earthquake hit Myanmar last month, centuries of sacred history tumbled down - towering Buddha idols, ...