the Thai King’s estranged son made merit by releasing 1,000 fish into the Chao Phraya River along the pier of a famed temple. But such acts can have tragic consequences. In 2021, when people ...

She has been working at PEOPLE since 2017. All four monks at a small Buddhist temple in northern Thailand were defrocked after reportedly failing drug tests. The monks, which included an abbot ...

However, Thailand offers much more. Its northern parts are home to majestic Buddhist temples, heritage sites, ancient culture, karst cliffs, tropical jungles, animal sanctuaries, and awesome ...

Pumee Boontom lives in northern Thailand ... well-cared-for Buddhist temple. Twenty years ago, like many of his neighbors, Boontom caught fish for a living. But as China completed one, then ...

Yes No Chiang Mai in northern Thailand is a welcome reprieve from the commotion of Bangkok. Here, you'll be treated to beautiful, mountainous landscapes and an Old City full of historical temples ...

Some Buddhist temples in Thailand are extremely wealthy because their followers donate large amounts as a way of making religious merit.