The Watt Munisotaram plans to unveil its $1 million gate in August, at a ceremony including 100 monks from all over the world ...

Khmer New Year is precisely the ceremony where all the components of Khmer civilization meet in a deeply original combination. The famous popular games and the various ceremonies of the 3 days have ...

He returned to America in 2013 and attended a Khmer student conference. There, he realized that Cambodian-American youth were out of touch with their culture. "I was the only monk there," he said.

In June, the Cambodian Ministry of Cults and Religion issued an order banning Buddhist monks from participating in demonstrations. “The Cambodian government should uphold its commitment to free ...

The Wat Dhammararam Buddhist Temple, located at 3732 E. Carpenter Rd. in Stockton, will host the Cambodian New Year from 10 a.m. Friday, April 12, through 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16.

The largest surviving collection of Cambodian Buddhist palm leaf manuscripts is digitized and made available free to the global community. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A Khmer ...

He was elected a Supreme Cambodian Buddhist Patriarch by fellow Buddhist monks in 1988 for restoring Buddhism in the war-torn country. During the 1990s, he led the Dhamma Yatra movement to rebuild ...

SAN FRANCISCO, July 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- San Francisco resident, philanthropist and Cambodian advocate Lyna Lam has launched A Khmer Buddhist Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated ...

Statues of Buddha and the stupa housing his relics are seen at dusk at the Watt Munisotaram temple complex on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Hampton, Minn. Cambodian refugees who had fled the Khmer ...