China is investing millions in Buddhism to expand its influence in Asia, challenging India's claim to the faith and alarming ...
With the revered Tibetan leader over 90 years old the rivalry between New Delhi and Beijing over who speaks for the Buddhist ...
At first glance, they seem miles apart, yet when you slow down and really listen, Christianity and Buddhism start sounding ...
An author owns a snappy title, and then the snappy title owns the author. Robert Wright, having titled his new book “Why Buddhism Is True,” has to offer a throat-clearing preface and later an ...
A compelling historical transformation uncovers the distinctions between early Muslim rulers, known as Sultans, and the ...
When World War II ended with Japan’s unconditional surrender in August 1945, the various sects of Japanese Buddhism lost the foundation they had all shared in State Shintō, falling into a state of ...
The Buddhist priest Kukai (774–835), aka Kobo Daishi, is one of the most influential figures in Japanese religious and ...
Even as the number of South Koreans who identify as Buddhist has remained static, Buddhism was viewed the most favorably of ...
Nonviolence is one of the basic tenets of Buddhism. But in Japan, where the religion developed without the code of conduct devised by the historical Buddha to preserve order among the community of ...
A preliminary examination for the Geshe Lharampa is held at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang ...