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A Buddhist temple with a model train above its entrance has become a local tourist attraction in Thailand. Footage shows a ...
Despite the glittering spires of its famed temples, Bangkok at times seems like the most unlikely Buddhist city on earth. But beyond the grit and glitz lies the opportunity to slow down, turn ...
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 plas… ...
In a Bangkok Buddhist temple, the groans of the wounded shot seeking sanctuary. Mark MacKinnon Senior International Correspondent. Bangkok. Published May 19, 2010.
BANGKOK — A small Buddhist temple in northern Thailand has been left without monks after the entire monastery was found to have been using methamphetamine, according to local officials.
The Wat Samphran Temple in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, is an architectural marvel. This 17-story cylindrical pink tower features a large dragon sculpture on the exterior. The Buddhist building is 80 ...
BANGKOK -- Six grubby dogs slept on the steps of a Buddhist temple here, as monks inside chanted. As the last prayer was intoned, the voice of the abbot crackled over a megaphone: "OK everybody ...
Despite the glittering spires of its famed temples, Bangkok at times seems like the most unlikely Buddhist city on earth. But beyond the grit and glitz lies the opportunity to slow down, turn ...