Ethnic Malay Muslim insurgents in southern Thailand shot dead Pongkorn Chumapan, 16, and wounded Pokanit Morasin, 12, on ...

Morning offering of alms to the Buddha in the form of 'Buddha Pooja' then takes place in the Budu-ge, the image house, followed by the monks in the temple themselves being offered alms. The devotees ...

Upon renouncing all worldly pursuits to seek enlightenment by following the teachings of Buddha, monks are said to rely on the lay community for their basic needs. Alms-begging is their principal ...

There was a time, years ago, when Buddhist monks were seen in public only when they went out collecting alms in a bowl (“pindapatha”) to take back to their respective Aramayas and Temples. They would ...