He peeked into the tile-roofed monk’s residence attached to the temple, and was scandalized to find a woman asleep. It was his wife, explained the monk, and there were four children.
The life and adventures of a Chinese monk who made a 17-year journey to bring Buddhist teachings from India to China. Xuanzang subsequently became a main character in the great Chinese epic Journey to ...
To find out, an Israeli religion scholar turned to an Israeli ... including new insights into how the literature of Christian monks made its way into Jewish thought. Michal Bar-Asher Siegal ...
Both are now Franciscan monks, having taken the vow in Munich. The distinguishing characteristic of the Franciscan order is: Imitation of the public life of Christ, especially His poverty and ...
A hardline Sri Lankan monk who is a close ally of ousted former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has been sentenced to nine months in prison for insulting Islam and inciting religious hatred.
Sri Lanka rarely convicts Buddhist monks, but this marks the second time ... On Thursday, the court said that all citizens, regardless of religion, are entitled to the freedom of belief under ...