In Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand and Cambodia, with Theravada Buddhism in their cultures, Naga is considered an auspicious creature, one that brings protection and blessings ...

Thais are celebrating this year's Songkran festival, also known as the Buddhist New Year. The festival, held between 13 and 15 April in Thailand, is also celebrated in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.

Thousands of dancers performed at a Buddhist landmark hoping to draw in more tourists to Thailand. Footage shows villagers in traditional getup swaying to folk music as during a festival at the ...

Two Buddhist monks have been fatally shot and two others wounded inside a temple in southern Thailand. Witnesses described seeing gunmen dressed in black arrive on motorbikes before storming the ...

BANGKOK, Nov 23 — A Buddhist monastery north of Thailand’s capital is under police investigating after 41 human bodies were discovered being used in meditation practices, sparking questions ...