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 rapidly growing movement professes sectarian violence that bears little resemblance to the Buddhism of the Dalai Lama.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

His face as still and serene as a statue’s, the Buddhist monk who has taken the title “the Burmese bin Laden” begins his sermon. Hundreds of worshippers sit before him, palms pressed ...

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 ...

RANGOON, BURMA — A bomb exploded meters away from a radical Buddhist monk as he delivered a mass sermon in Burma, police said on Monday, the latest flare-up in tensions pitting Buddhists against ...