Archaeologists believed they had unearthed the remains of a Byzantine monk buried beneath an ancient monastery in Jerusalem. But years later, new scientific evidence has turned that theory upside ...

The remains of the “monk” at the time of the find. Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority . Monasteries served not only as spiritual centers but also as refuges for pilgrims. In this context, the ...

Vietnamese followers of 'barefoot monk' question call for social media silence A Vietnamese man who became a social media sensation as he walked around the country promoting the virtues of an ascetic ...

A heart-warming tale of a mother's long-lost son returning as a monk after 22 years has, in less than a fortnight, devolved into a heart-rending story of a family being scammed.

Liang claimed that he has been living 'the life of an ascetic monk' for the past few months, waking up shortly after sunrise to ferociously study textbooks for twelve hours a day in order to ...

On Lake Biwa, in Shiga Prefecture, ascetic Buddhist monks at the remote Isaki-ji Temple walk a narrow wooden beam and leap seven meters into the water in a rite of passage that displays tradition and ...

Editorial / Another monk killed!. Yet another monk, this time a Buddhist living as an ascetic in a remote place in Khagrachari, has been killed.

Liang Shi says he has been living "the life of an ascetic monk" for the past months to compete with the nearly 13 million high school seniors taking the exam. Photo: AFP Among the millions of ...