China’s famed Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation for suspected embezzlement and ...

Lay Buddhism is situated at the center of intersecting power relationships between politics and religion, and between sangha and laity. The understanding of its evolution is fundamental to explore the ...

The famous Shaolin temple, known for kung fu and Zen culture, a place of pilgrimage for followers worldwide, is under ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping's rare visit to Tibet has underscored Beijing's push to tighten control over the region, marking ...

China has adopted a unique form of diplomacy by utilizing Buddhism to enhance its international influence, leveraging its rich Buddhist heritage and engaging with Buddhist communities worldwide.

Amid a renewed domestic interest in Buddhism, sacred Chinese Buddhist sites have in recent years become major tourist attractions. This tourism boom has been fueled by a growing spiritual vacuum ...

While addressing to a crowd of 20,000 in Lhasa, Xi Jinping highlighted the political importance of the visit amid ongoing ...

Driven by perception of a spiritual vacuum in society, Communist Party officials, celebrities and ethnic Han embrace Tibetan doctrine.

A large Tibetan Buddhist academy tucked in a remote valley of Sichuan province is under threat of large-scale destruction by Chinese authorities for the second time in 15 years, international ...

One of China’s former highest-ranking Buddhist monks sexually harassed nuns, China’s top religious regulator said Thursday, just weeks after he strongly denied the accusations against him.

A Buddhist missionary is mentioned in the Chinese annals as early as 217 B. C., and about the year 120 B. C. a Chinese General, after defeating some barbarous tribes in the north of the Desert of ...

Lay Buddhism is situated at the center of intersecting power relationships between politics and religion, and between sangha and laity. The understanding of its evolution is fundamental to explore the ...