August 14Robot priest added to 400-year-old Buddhist temple in Japan: 'It will grow in wisdom'A 400-year-old Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, is using a $1 million humanoid to reach a younger generation, but foreigners are repulsed by it.
July 2Dalai Lama 'deeply sorry' for sexist comments on womenThe Dalai Lama is walking back some controversial comments he made about women in a recent interview.
June 28Dalai Lama says female successor needs to be more attractive, slams TrumpThe Dalai Lama, praised for his compassion, made some controversial comments on a woman taking his place and changed his tune on President Trump during a wide-ranging interview.
April 9Dalai Lama hospitalized with chest infection, in stable condition, reports sayThe Dalai Lama has been taken to a private hospital in New Delhi, India, after he was diagnosed with a chest infection, his private secretary told reporters Tuesday.
January 17Buddhist poker player wins $600G, donates all to charityA Canadian Buddhist poker player is being hailed as the “people’s hero” after vowing to give away more than a half million dollars in prize money from a high-stakes gambling tournament
July 24, 2018Thai soccer team shave their heads before Buddhist ordination weeks after cave rescueThe Thai soccer team and their coach who were trapped in a cave for more than two weeks before being rescued had their heads shaved Tuesday while they prepare for Buddhist ordination.
September 28, 20173-year-old girl named Nepal's new living goddessA 3-year-old girl became Nepal's new living goddess Thursday, revered by both Hindus and Buddhists in the Himalayan nation.
0:41September 12, 2017Bangladeshi PM asks Burma to take back refugeesAt least 370,000 of Muslim refugees have flooded into Bangladesh over the past two and a half weeks to escape recent violence in Buddhist-majority Burma
April 8, 2017Dalai Lama says it's up for his followers to decide fate of his officeThe exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader says it's up to his followers to decide whether the office of the Dalai Lama exists in the future.
March 28, 2017Religious freedom, not money, should drive West in dealing with Saudi ArabiaMoney used to fund professorships, scholarships and centers of study is coming from regimes with long histories of violating religious freedoms.
