Colombo, January 14: Buddhism went to China from India in the first millennium after Christ. But over time, it took a Chinese form, which in turn, was transmitted to Korea and Japan, says Shyam Saran ...

LUOYANG, Henan - "It's unusual to see exotic Buddhist buildings at such an ancient Chinese temple. They're so delicate and look so different from the traditional Chinese temples next to them," said ...

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 ...

For centuries Yunnan has served as China’s gateway to Southeast Asia. Besides trade, an important component of this linkage is the exchange of religion and religious groups, in this case Theravada ...

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. Xian'er, the monk bot clad in yellow, can chant Buddhist mantras, ...

Buddhism originated around the fifth century B.C.E. in India, but today, more Buddhists live in China than India. Han Buddhism, the dominant branch of Buddhism in China, has blended with local belief ...

While Western students of Zen are primarily familiar with Japanese traditions, Zen originated in China, and is known there as Chan, before it spread to Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Master Guo Jun, abbot ...

BEIJING (Reuters) A Buddhist temple has decided to ditch traditional ways and use technology to attract followers. Longquan temple on the outskirts of Beijing says it has developed a robot monk that ...

BEIJING (Reuters) – Nervous about a repeat of last month’s deadly knife attack at a Chinese train station, a well-known Buddhist temple in eastern China has drafted some of its monks into a new ...