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 ...

What if the gods actually ‘eat’ the food you offer them? Not just symbolically — but physically, as though the divine hand itself reached out and accepted your devotion. Across cultures and centuries, ...

Buddhist temples vary in style and design, but they usually feature a main hall, a Buddha statue and space to meditate.

A scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to full ordination as a monastic.

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

The Temple of the Reclining Buddha, known as Wat Pho in Thai, is a Buddhist temple complex which is most known for its gold-plated "Reclining Buddha" sculpture. The Buddha measures 151 feet long ...