In early 526, a Chinese emperor granted a personal audience to an elderly Buddhist monk. The monk, Daodu, explained to Emperor Liang Wudi that he had grown weary of “this physical frame.” The body “is ...

Distinguished Guests, Venerables, Ladies and Gentlemen, A warm greeting to you all! It is an honor to be here to share my humble views on Buddhism with all of you from different parts of the world.

BEIJING – One of China's highest-ranking Buddhist monks is facing a government investigation over accusations of sexual misconduct, in what is seen by some as an indication the #MeToo movement is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Chinese government-selected 11th Panchen Lama Gyaincain Norbu at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 4, 2024. - ...

The Buddhists came by the busload to this partially frozen reservoir about 55 miles north of Beijing. In the morning, they released 53,000 fish into holes cut in the ice. In the afternoon, they walked ...

Shao Yi, “Producing Totem” (2010), wooden mold, dimensions variable (all images courtesy UCCA Center for Contemporary Art) BEIJING — Just as European art has long been influenced by that of nonwestern ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Longquan, a Buddhist temple in China, seems quite happy to use the services of a 2 ft (60.96 cm) robot monk to spread Buddhism.

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. In a ...

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 amid ...

Chinese tourists celebrated this summer when it was announced that Larung Gar would soon be open to visitors again. Many had long dreamed of seeing the remote Tibetan Buddhist settlement, home to ...