1 - 10 of 116 results for "Buddhist temple"

  1. 1. news | 11 Apr 2013

    Ancient Chinese Buddhist temple faces demolition

    By AFP

    » Authorities in Xian, the Chinese city home to the Terracotta Warriors, have ordered most of the buildings in a 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple demolished, staff said Thursday, provoking online outrage.

  2. 2. learning | 12 Jan 2010

    Temple of knowledge

    Newspaper section: Learningpost

    » A Buddhist temple in northeastern Thailand is deploying education as a highly effective tool to combat the trafficking in young hill tribe girls.

  3. 3. news | 26 Mar 2013

    Japan temple wins bids on N.Korea 'embassy'

    By AFP

    » A Buddhist temple on Tuesday won an auction for North Korea's de facto embassy in Japan, after it was seized by authorities for unpaid debts, the religious body said.

  4. 4. news | 01 May 2013

    Monks caught using drugs in temple

    By Online Reporters

    » Three Buddhist monks were caught using illegal drugs with a group of youths in a temple in Sukhothai province, police said on Wednesday.

  5. 5. learning | 06 May 2011

    Doody cleared again

    General news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » A Thai-born US immigrant was again cleared by an appeals court of the 1991 murders at a Buddhist temple in Arizona.

  6. 6. learning | 23 Jul 2012

    How is Vatana? Fine, thanks

    General news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Vatana Assavahame made his first public appearance at a Buddhist temple he commissioned in China on Friday after fleeing a jail term for bribery four years ago.

  7. 7. learning | 23 Sep 2011

    Squabbling monks

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Buddhist monks are supposed to live peaceful lives, setting an example for the ordinary people they serve. Thus, residents living around a temple have reacted angrily to a dispute involving monks there.

  8. 8. learning | 03 Jun 2010

    Thai monk joins US Army

    RELIGIOUS ACTIVISM

    Newspaper section: Learningpost

    » University of the West (UWest), the only accredited Buddhist university in Los Angeles County, graduated on May 15 a former Buddhist monk from Thailand who will use his training to become the second Buddhist chaplain in ...

  9. 9. news | 04 Apr 2013

    Beggar donates B1m to temple

    By Online Reporters

    » The celebrity beggar at Wat Rai Khing, a popular temple in Nakhon Pathom province, on Thursday donated another one million baht to the temple after he contributed the same amount and made headlines last year.

  10. 10. news | 04 Apr 2013

    Thais warn Cambodia on temple plan

    PREAH VIHEAR

    Newspaper section: News

    » Thailand is warning Cambodia against discussing its management plan for the Preah Vihear temple until after the International Court of Justice ruling on the temple this year.

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