They’re known for preaching peace, kindness and love, but a radical breed of anti-Islamic Buddhist monk is wreaking havoc in Myanmar, resulting is lynch-mob killings and the forced removal of ...

The radical Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu has been charged with sedition after accusing Myanmar’s leader of foiling the military’s efforts against what he calls a Muslim onslaught.

When a huge mob of Buddhist thugs crawled on the roof of Ma Sansar Soe's shop, doused it with gasoline and set it ablaze, the Buddhist businesswoman didn't blame them for burning it to the ground ...

Myanmar's Buddhist nationalists shout slogans during a protest rally in Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, May 27, 2015. About 300 protesters, led by radical Buddhist monks, rallied claiming boat people ...

In Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand, radical Buddhist monks have been using extremist ideas and political clout to oppress minorities – and they appear to be linked. Skip to main content.

Already, the movement has expanded beyond this one self-styled radical Buddhist monk. It's now expanding across Burma (also known as Myanmar) according to the Times article. The anti-Muslim ...

Radical Buddhism Re “When Buddhists Go Bad” [July 1]: Hannah Beech’s article is a sobering reminder that no religion, however lofty and sublime, is immune to sectarianism if its followers do ...

Wirathu, the prominent monk who heads a movement accused of stirring violence against Muslims, said he believed the blast on Sunday evening in Burma's second city, Mandalay, was intended to ...

A bomb exploded metres away from a radical Buddhist monk as he delivered a mass sermon in Myanmar, police said on Monday, the latest flare-up in tensions pitting Buddhists against minority Muslims.

Radical Buddhism is also thriving in other parts of Asia. This year in Sri Lanka, Buddhist nationalist groups with links to high-ranking officialdom have gained prominence, ...

A Sri Lanka newspaper photo of two monks looks innocent enough: One of the men presents the other with a birthday present. It’s difficult to make out, but it looks to be some sort of gold fig… ...