China is investing millions in Buddhism to expand its influence in Asia, challenging India's claim to the faith and alarming ...

In the fast-­secularising country, Buddhism is regaining popularity thanks to a “hip” trend wooing Gen Z with festivals, ­fashion, robots and DJs, even as some fear for the fundamentals of the faith.

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 ...

(RNS) — Buddhism is an American religious tradition that intersects meaningfully with African American religious history, ...

Buddhism has a growing visibility in mainstream Australia. Tibetan prayer flags fly from many porches across the inner-city, Bunning's Warehouse sells Buddha statues and water-features and Big W sells ...

One of the Buddha’s most-loved stories (he had a lot of them), concerned a event in which a number of blind men investigated an elephant. The occasion was famously described by the 19th century ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cambodia's top Buddhist leaders have urged monks to reflect on their conduct, strengthen monastic discipline, and uphold ...

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In fast-secularising South Korea, Buddhism is regaining popularity thanks to a "hip" trend wooing Gen Z with festivals, fashion, robots and DJs, even as some fear for the fundamentals of the faith.