WorldViews Traffic police said a Buddhist monk’s robes were a driving hazard. These priests are out to prove them wrong. A traffic ticket sparks an online movement among Japan’s Buddhist priests ...

A Buddhist monk in Japan received a traffic violation when driving in his robe. The police officer who pulled the monk over said the attire interfered with his safe driving, The Japan News reports.

And the Buddhist community has come out to show its support online. Monks have been posting videos of themselves on Twitter doing agile acts with the hashtag "I can do this in monks' robes". This ...

He was fined 6,000 Japanese yen ($79) for the "hazardous" garment — a ritual robe that fell below the knee — and is now refusing to pay. The Japanese Buddhist community has taken to Twitter to ...

Buddhist monks took to Twitter in solidarity after one of their own was ticketed in Japan for driving while wearing religious robes. Robes can't stop them from getting physical.

The student donned a set of billowing Buddhist monk robes to mask the drugs, per the authorities. The Japanese customs released photos of what appear to be packets taped to the man's thighs and torso.

Today, rules have changed and there are a number of female priests in various Buddhist sects in Japan. After fasting, monks would entomb themselves in a stone chamber underground or in a coffin ...

Japanese monks have been skipping, skating and juggling to show how unrestrictive their traditional attire is. It comes after a monk was fined by police for driving while wearing a kimono because ...