The head monk of a Buddhist temple has been remanded into custody after a jury convicted him of 17 child sexual abuse charges. Naotunne Vijitha, 70, faced a four-week trial in the Victorian County ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A head Buddhist monk allegedly sexually abused six young children inside his living quarters, a Buddhist temple prayer room and at ...
A local construction company has sued a Thai Buddhist temple in Henderson and is accusing it of failing to pay for contracted services that, among other things, included a new monastery and covered ...
China’s famed Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation for suspected embezzlement and “improper relationships” with women, reviving decade-old allegations against the ...
Workers installing an underground drainage system beneath a Buddhist temple in northeastern Thailand have uncovered a trove of ancient Buddhist relics. Wat Dhammachak Semaram, a temple known for its ...
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A beef with Buddhist monks sparked a man on a vandalism rampage who broke into several temples in Manhattan’s Chinatown and damaged religious artifacts, police said Thursday. Taihong Ouyang, 49, was ...
CHINATOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- A vandal struck at least twice Tuesday morning, damaging precious statues at Buddhist temples in Lower Manhattan, but members of the community say there were even more ...
Rev. Dr. Mutsumi Wondra, Resident Minister at the Orange County Buddhist Church on Feb. 20, 2025. Credit: ERIKA TAYLOR, Voice of OC Residents across Orange County are gearing up to celebrate a variety ...
Buddhist groups backed by the Sri Lankan military are provocatively attempting to expand a Buddhist temple at Thayitti village, situated near Kankesanthurai in the northern Jaffna Peninsula. Buddhist ...
A monk and a visitor were killed Wednesday morning by a fire that destroyed a Bronx Buddhist temple and two surrounding buildings, FDNY officials said. It was the second time this week a parked ...
Around 50 firefighters responded to the 2nd-alarm fire on Capp and 22nd streets on Tuesday evening. Photo by Junyao Yang on Oct. 22, 2024. Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily ...