In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei.

Even though the Empress Dowager Ling’s rule was problematic and short — resulting in her assassination — she laid the foundation for other, more successful female rulers across medieval East Asia.

IT was a question which has confounded many. How do you translate a Taoist incantation heard in Ne Zha 2, which has become ...

A long-lost Buddha statue is being reassembled at Angkor after a recent torso discovery in an archaeological breakthrough.

From ancient Buddhist texts and pottery figures to wooden and bamboo clips carved with characters and bricks with relief ...

In the thin air of Tibet's sprawling plateau, a quiet battle rages — not fought with weapons or armies, but with language, ...

Journey to the West is not only a seminal work in Chinese literature but a prime example of early intellectual, cultural and diplomatic exchange between China and India. The novel, written by Wu ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has denied allegations that it plans to remove Chinese characters from signboards in Petaling Street, calling the claims baseless. In a statement, ...

On the surface, Ne Zha 2: The Sea’s Fury (2025), a sequel to the 2019 Chinese blockbuster Nezha ... Indian mythological figure who appears in Buddhist and Hindu mythology.

The Buddha was moved, thus, to teach the path.(3) But the point Lippit wants to make is that the popularity of the butterfly is also “attributable to its appearance in one of the most famous parables ...

Zen Buddhism’s enigmatic teachings and its masters have influenced East Asian art, philosophy, and poetry for over a thousand years. However, the entire tradition traces itself back to one legendary ...