For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas — or Father Spyridon, as he’s affectionately called — has prayed, worked and ...

Father Spyridon has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in a monastery carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea ...

India is preparing to roll out its first school curriculum for Buddhist monasteries this month, aiming to unify education ...

I arrived at the monastery with a suitcase full of expectations. I was looking for something—peace, perspective, maybe even a mystical, movie-montage kind of transformation. Instead, I found something ...

Our reward is to arrive at Tengboche Monastery, the largest Buddhist gompa (compound) in the Khumbu region, set on a plateau ...

Here temple lions with the eyes of God guard the monastery entrance. A golden spire juts from a bedazzling white stupa. Dozens of prayer flags flutter in the breeze. Inside the lamasery, saffron-robed ...

Smoke rises from a Buddhist monastery in the northern Shan State town of Nawnghkio after it was hit by a junta airstrike on March 16 (Photo: Palaung State Liberation Front) At least nine people, ...

Saint Anthony’s Monastery is built in the Arizona desert. Credit: Greek Reporter In 1995, six Orthodox monks left Mount Athos in Greece to establish Saint Anthony, an Orthodox Monastery in the middle ...

The 15th day of the Tibetan New Year is marked by the celebration of the Butter Lantern Festival. This is one of the happiest and most popular events. The festival is celebrated in every monastery of ...

Over 500 monks from 12 countries have gathered in Lumbini, Nepal, for the 4th International Tripitaka Chanting Ceremony (March 5-8). Held at Maya Devi Temple, the event promotes peace and ...