It is not known how many monks were killed. Buddhism is the official religion in Myanmar and about 90 percent of its people adhere to the faith. It has shaped the country’s identity and moral ...

"The Buddhist circles are mourning the earthquake in Myanmar, Burma and Thailand. Buddhist devotees and monks are no longer among us. Heartfelt tributes," read a Hindi-language Facebook post ...

A deadly earthquake on March 28 collapsed buildings in central Myanmar but rumours that the country's most sacred Buddhist site has crumbled are inaccurate. An AFP reporter confirmed the Shwedagon ...

The baby was born in the aftermath of Myanmar's earthquake and given to the flames of Buddhist funeral rites two days later, too young to have been named. The child's pregnant mother was knocked ...

The death toll from Friday’s magnitude 7.7 earthquake is more than 2,000 in Myanmar and Thailand. Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua via AP Share A west suburban Buddhist temple is leading a fundraising effort ...

Three days after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar the death toll has hit ... Cremation is a core tenet of the Buddhist faith, with adherents believing it frees the soul from ...