The establishment of the Higher Buddhist Institute through the guidance of Communist Party of China (CPC) marks a fundamental ...

China is stepping up restrictions on foreign faith groups with new rules restricting religious activity, enforcing stricter oversight, and pushing its agenda to align spiritual life with Communist ...

By this definition, "popular religion," a syncretic blend of Daoism, Buddhism, and polytheistic elements, that attracts the vast majority of Chinese believers is not a religion at all, and ...

In Chinese history, a pattern of coexistence between Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism has formed. Although they were collectively referred to as "the Three Religions" or "the Three Teachings" in ...

More than 20 monks and officials from 12 countries visited the Lama Temple and the China Tibetology Research Center in ...

India is preparing to roll out its first school curriculum for Buddhist monasteries this month, aiming to unify education ...

The Communist Party of China (CCP) has long been accused of systematic oppression in Tibet, targeting the region’s cultural, religious, and social fabric. The Tibetan people, known for their ...

The Dalai Lama has hopes for Tibet, but as someone who knows the feeling of having governance forced upon him all too well, he does not say that these conditions are the absolutely correct ones.

Approximately 600 monasteries, dispersed throughout the northern Indian states of Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, as well as the regions of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, provide instruction in ...