ST. ANTHONY'S MONASTERY, Egypt (AP) - In a cave here high in the desert mountains of eastern Egypt, the man said to be the father of monasticism took refuge from the temptations of the world some 17 centuries ago. At the foot of the mountain, th... [Full Article]
A medieval monastery in Belgium went to major effort to drain wetlands on its land, building structures on artificially raised soil, a new study finds. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article]
A South Korean court said Friday it has fined two Buddhist monks for illegal gambling, after video footage of their high-stakes poker game sparked a scandal in religious circles. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
The shouts of more than a dozen Tibetan monks echo through the small classroom. Fingers are pointed. Voices collide. When an important point is made, the men smack their hands together and stomp the floor, their robes billowing around them. (Source: ... [Full Article]
Two Tibetan Buddhist monks have set themselves on fire in Lhasa, the US-based broadcaster Radio Free Asia said, in the first reported self-immolations in the capital of China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Monks gather to pray at the Labrang monastery ahead of the Tibetan New Year in Xiahe county, Gansu Province February 21, 2012. Tibetans in northwest China marked a tense traditional new year on Wednesday with prayer, the sounding of gongs... [Full Article]
(AP) - Tibetan monks sit in front of the legislature on a hunger strike in protest against the Chinese government, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, in Taipei, Taiwan. Instead of celebrations, Tibetans around the world have chosen Feb. 22, 2012, the Tibetan ... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Buddhist monks chant religious prayers at a monastery in the Myanmar-India border town of Tamu February 3, 2012. A flurry of high-level official visits shows both countries are keen to get the chemistry right, but at the border area, wher... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Buddhist novice monks eat at a temple where local villagers meet UNODC and Myanmar's police representatives in the village of Kyauk Ka Char, in the mountains of Shan State January 26, 2012. Myanmar has dramatically escalated its poppy... [Full Article]
(AP) - Buddhist monks join a march, demanding Japan abandon atomic power in Tokyo Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Thousands marched in the streets against nuclear power as worries grow about the restarting of reactors idled after the March 11, 2011 disaster... [Full Article]
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