FALL RIVER — Since you sit on the floor in a Buddhist temple, with your shoes off, and since the statue is so big, it’s only natural to feel a little like you are a child playing at the feet of the ...

Meet Father Francois Hemelsdael, a French missionary dedicating his life to Cambodia. Inspired by St. Damien, he bridges ...

he Khmer Rouge genocide erased Khmer culture in Cambodia in the 1970s. As a result, some Khmer youth in America are now disconnected from their heritage. Venerable Prenz Sa-Ngoun is a twenty-year-old ...

(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 21 December 2007 Human Rights Watch press release: Cambodia: Ensure Safety of Buddhist Monks Prosecute Police Involved in ‘Burma-Style’ Crackdown (New York, December 21 ...

DO DONTREI, Cambodia (AP) – More than 100 people have attended a Buddhist ceremony honoring the dead in a freshly uncovered Khmer Rouge mass grave in rural Cambodia. Buddhist monks led prayers and ...

King Norodom Sihamoni has emphasised the essential role of Buddhist pagodas in Khmer society, noting their inseparable connection to the daily lives of the people and the development of the nation.

DO DONTREI, CambodiaDO DONTREI, Cambodia — More than 100 people have attended a Buddhist ceremony in rural Cambodia at the site of a freshly uncovered Khmer Rouge mass grave. Buddhist monks led ...

For Khmer people living in this border area, the Kà Ốt Pagoda in Tay Ninh Province not only is a sacred place where they conduct Buddhist practices but also their spiritual and cultural centre. Among ...

According to the authorities in Vinh Long, southern Vietnam, the 33-year-old monk was “uncooperative”. He had opposed the cutting of a centuries-old tree inside a pagoda and had not registered with ...