The global population of Buddhists shrank by roughly 5% between 2010 and 2020, the sole major religious group to decline.

Buddhism is the only major religion whose global population shrank between 2010 and 2020. Learn why it declined in East Asia, particularly in Japan and South Korea.

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For most of her 34 years, Thanh’s spiritual life had been defined by the steady, rhythmic rituals at the local Buddhist temple. The traditional prayer chants of her youth felt suddenly distant as her ...

Japan’s religious landscape is shaped by a long and complex relationship between Shinto and Buddhism. Buddhism arrived in Japan from the Asian mainland in the 6th century and gradually influenced ...