India's Kumbh Mela festival attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful to Prayagraj in northern Uttar Pradesh state, but ...

While it’s true that traditional monasticism is declining in many historic Christian traditions, new monasticism—the contemporary reappropriation of monastic wisdom—is still very much alive.

Doan Van Bau, a former Vietnamese security officer, says he was appointed by government authorities to be Thich Minh Tue’s bodyguard, but his role appears to be much larger than that. Bau controls ...

Supporters say his modest ways stand in contrast to senior monks in Vietnam who encourage followers to give offerings while living in large pagodas and flaunting expensive watches and luxury cars.

So, we from Bir Lachit Sena will never tolerate such kind of activities and will not allow such persons to move in public areas in the name of religious practices, Bir Lachit Sena State General ...