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Thai Buddhist monks criticized for lavish behavior

Thailand's national Buddhism body said Monday it is monitoring monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior following complaints ignited by a video showing Buddhist monks flying on a private jet. Full story

Head of Russian church urges monks to shun Internet

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has urged monks not to use cellphones to access the Internet in order to avoid temptation. Full story

Myanmar forces restore order after latest anti-Muslim violence

KYAW BOI LAY, Myanmar (Reuters) - Hundreds of police and troops restored order in central Myanmar on Wednesday after a fresh outbreak of sectarian violence in which one man was killed after Buddhist mobs trashed property owned by Muslims following a minor street incident. Full story

Spin cycle: Seal turns and turns and turns…

   A very relaxed Hawaiian monk at the Waikiki Aquarium just can’t stop spinning like a top.

Fear stalks Yangon's Muslims after Buddhist-led killings

YANGON (Reuters) - An ultra-nationalist Buddhist creed is becoming more visible in Myanmar's commercial capital, Yangon, after monks from the apartheid-like movement helped stoke a wave of anti-Muslim violence in the central heartlands. Full story

Special Report: Buddhist monks incite Muslim killings in Myanmar

MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (Reuters) - The Buddhist monk grabbed a young Muslim girl and put a knife to her neck. Full story

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Monks at a monastery in China continue an age-old tradition of creating an exhibit of butter sculptures. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

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Thich Quang Duc

EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - This crowd in a main intersection of Saigon, Vietnam, watched the dramatic burning to death of an elderly Buddhist monk, Rev. Thich Quang Duc, June 11, 1963. As this picture was taken the flames from the monk's gasoline-soaked robes had died down and the charred body of t