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Morning Meditation — Patch-robed monks roam the world.

'Patch-robed monks roam the world constantly emptying and expanding their minds.' Hongzhi Zhengjue

The monks who walked across America for peace

Nineteen Buddhist monks crossed America for peace in 108 days with one simple message: that peace begins within.

Called to the Lay Monkery

I recently picked up the book Joy Within His House: A Cloistered Nun’s Reflections on Following Christ by Sister Mary Magdalene of the Immaculate Conception Prewitt, OP. The book e...

Mystery over missing monk last seen on Orkney monastery

The monk was last seen wearing a white robe

'Yes, I will devote myself': Korean monks initiate Chinese robot that could actually spy on them

A 51-inch robot was welcomed into a brotherhood of South Korean monks on Wednesday.The ceremony was equal parts bizarre and promotional, as the robot was draped in traditional robe...

22 Buddhist monks arrested in drug bust at Sri Lanka's main airport

Customs officers in Sri Lanka scored the island nation's biggest weed bust of all time on Sunday, finding 242 pounds of potent Kush cannabis in the luggage of a group returning fro...

All dogs go to heaven: The daily river journey of Thailand monk and his canine alms collectors

A monk at Wat Chin Wararam Worawihan Temple in Pathum Thani Province, Thailand, takes his pack of 12 rescue dogs on a long-tail boat every morning to collect alms along the Chao Ph...

Monk vanishes from secluded monastery ‘warned about unauthorised exorcisms’

The Vatican had found the order was carrying out 'unauthorised exorcisms'

Monasticism In Vedas And Upanishads

Monasticism in the Vedas and Upanishads: Origins, Evolution, and Contemporary Influence Monasticism, as a formalized and organized way of life dedicated to spiritual pursuits, find...

22 Buddhist monks arrested at Sri Lanka airport for hiding 242 pounds of marijuana in luggage (photos)

 Twenty-two monks have been arrested at an airport in Sri Lanka afte

Trio make secret late-night escape from religious group in Orkney after monk’s death

THREE followers from a religious group based in Orkney have made a late-night secret escape from the island in the wake of the death of a monk from a monastery ...

South Korea: Thousands watch robot monks march through Seoul’s historic streets

Four robot monks in traditional robes joined Seoul’s lantern parade ahead of Buddha’s birthday, symbolising Buddhism’s tech-savvy modernisation.

Monks Smuggling Weed/Language Books/Abandoned Luggage

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Nuns pray for the Spurs to be their best in Game 6 against Thunder

The nuns from the parish of St. John Bosco, are members of the Salesian Sisters (formally known as the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians). They dedicate their lives to Christian...

Sri Lankan monks arrested after 110kg of cannabis discovered in their luggage

Officials say each monk was found with around 5kg of Kush - a particularly potent form of the drug - hidden within "false walls" in their luggage.

NZ monk vanishes from remote island