In a dimly lit workshop in eastern China, craftsman Zhang measured and shaped a block of wood into a foot as dozens of ...

In eastern China, artisans who have spent decades shaping wooden Buddhas fear that when they stop working, the craft may stop ...

NEW DELHI (IANS) – During a National Conference in 2021 focused on religious affairs, Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of Chinese-oriented religions in China. The Chinese ...

NEW DELHI, (ANI) – Bodhidharma, a revered Buddhist monk who lived during 5th or 6th century is credited for transmitting Chan Buddhism (the Chinese school of Mahayana Buddhism) in China. The word Chan ...

In Chinese religion, the Jade Emperor isn’t just another god—he’s the final authority. Daoist texts claim he began as a human prince who cultivated enlightenment across billions of years. Unlike the ...

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 ...

Five years ago, Beijinger Robert Zhao went on a trip to Tibet. What he encountered left him confused but intrigued. A science graduate from China’s elite Tsinghua University, he had been taught to ...

Many people in the West interpret Buddhism as a path of meditation leading to enlightenment. What many may not know is that this interpretation differs vastly from its practice in East Asia. I have ...

Fred de Sam Lazaro's reporting is a partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and Face to Face Media. FRED DE SAM LAZARO, correspondent: On the 20th floor of a Beijing high rise, one of ...

Indian Consul General in Shanghai, Pratik Mathur, visited the Tiger Hill Pagoda in Suzhou to commemorate Indian Prime ...

In China, religion is big business. The famed Shaolin Temple owns dozens of companies and its abbot is popularly known as the "CEO monk." Two of China's four sacred Buddhist mountains are publicly ...