So discussion of the historical connotation of the Sinicization of Buddhism means exploring the process and laws of Buddhism’s transformation from an alien civilization to Chinese religion, recording ...

"Combining historical records, scholars believe that when Buddhism spread to Xinjiang, the earliest stations were Khotan (today's Hotan) and Shule. … No later than the early period of the 2nd century, ...

In the mid-10th century, the Kara-Khanid Khanate launched a religious war lasting over 40 years against the Kingdom of Khotan, another local regime that adopted Buddhism. In early 11th century, they ...

The percentage of the world’s Buddhists living in Asia declined slightly, while North America and Europe experienced small increases in their shares of the global Buddhist population. Countries with ...

The concept of rebirth is central to Buddhism, which teaches that every individual has more than one life. That also appears to be true of the Rubin Museum of Art, long one of New York City’s ...

A young Tibetan controversially appointed by China’s atheist Communist Party as the second-highest spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism has pledged to make the religion more Chinese.

The trip featured a 50-member delegation from five ASEAN countries – Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam – which explored key Buddhist heritage sites and other attractions across UP.

President Anura Kumara Disanayake emphasized that it is the responsibility of the government to ensure that the advantages of economic growth benefits the rural communities. The President made these ...

Michael Imperioli on Jack Kerouac, Buddhism and a Changing New York: ‘I Still Love the City to Death’ The actor is featured in a new documentary on Jack Kerouac, premiering at Tribeca Film ...

According to the latest data from the Pew Research Center, Buddhism is the only religion to have fewer believers in 2020 than in 2010, a drop of 18.6 million, largely due to a low birth rate in ...

The Thai PM also assured cooperation in expanding the Buddhist circuit in India, which includes sites in Gujarat. The delegation is scheduled to visit Vadodara, the Statue of Unity, and Dwarka ...

The Mihintale sacred zone is one of the most revered places of worship in the country and stands as an apex complex of hundreds of Buddhist shrines and monuments recognised worldwide. This reverence ...