Foundation of pagoda dates back to a powerful monk and imperial patron

Group exhibition examines Zen expression in conceptual art

Royalist and Buddhist elites pit interests against Dhammakaya and Thaksin clan

Move could antagonize religious discord in Thai society, says scholar

Monks protest government interference in religious affairs

Selection of a new Buddhist leader likely to remain unresolved for some time

Census data shows 75 per cent drop in Buddhists in Karnataka