Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thai police have arrested a Buddhist monk over allegations he embezzled more than $9 million from the prominent temple he ran ...

The recent "Walk for Peace" in Washington, D.C., included Khamko Xayavong, head monk at the Laotian Buddhist Temple in Murfreesboro.

The head monk at a world-famous Buddhist temple in China is under criminal investigation after being accused of embezzlement and fathering children during "improper" relationships with women. Shi ...

The Buddhist Association of China announced on Monday that the head of the famous Shaolin Temple, known as the birthplace of kung fu, will be removed from his position for "extremely bad behavior." ...

China’s famed Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation for suspected embezzlement and “improper relationships” with women, reviving decade-old allegations against the ...

An anonymous plaintiff claims enduring years of physical, sexual and emotional abuse at the hands of Buddhist monk Than Van Ut ...

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A monk and a visitor were killed Wednesday morning by a fire that destroyed a Bronx Buddhist temple and two surrounding buildings, FDNY officials said. It was the second time this week a parked ...

Thai police have arrested a Buddhist monk over allegations he embezzled more than $9 million from the prominent temple he ran which was funded by donations from devotees. Investigators from the ...