Wat Bang Phra, a temple in central Thailand, is renowned as a center for sak yant, a style of tattoo art believed by some to convey protective powers. An unordained tattoo artist applies ink with ...

From the country's oldest national park to ... of Dawn,” and Wat Phra Kaew, the “Temple of the Emerald Buddha”—both breathtaking and iconic. I’ve been a snowbird in Thailand’s second ...

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - The elderly Buddhist monk was a tough guy to please. I observed him meditating inside Wat Phra Singh, a 14th-century temple in the heart of Chiang Mai’s old city.

Points of interest and activities you don’t want to miss: The Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew: this magnificent complex is the ...

Up to 100,000 Buddhist monks today gathered at a Thai temple to join a ceremony organisers said was the world's largest of its kind. The Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple, 30 miles north of Bangkok ...

CHIANG MAI, THAILAND (RNS) Wat Phra That Doi Suthep is a Theravada Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand, situated atop Mount Suthep overlooking the city. Established more than 600 years ago ...

BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Wat Phra That Phanom, one of the most important spiritual sites in Thailand, will be closed for one month starting on Friday (May 5) so that a plan can be ...