The life and adventures of a Chinese monk who made a 17-year journey to bring Buddhist teachings from India to China. Xuanzang subsequently became a main character in the great Chinese epic Journey to ...

Vegetarianism is not a rule for all Buddhists; it is a unique product of Chinese Buddhism. The rule under which Chinese Buddhists eat vegetarian food dates back to the reign of Emperor Wudi in the ...

Dr Ravia Gupta, Dr Smruti Smita Mohapatra “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it ...

Independent Christian churches, Tibetan Buddhist teachers, and New Age workshops are attracting increasing numbers of affluent, well-educated urban Chinese looking for authentic spiritual experiences ...

A Chinese term for pagoda did not exist until the first century. The reason is that this new form of architecture was introduced to China only when Buddhism spread to the country. The origin of ...

Ramayana in Chinese Buddhist Texts At a symposium on “Ramayana- A Timeless Guide” organised by the Indian Embassy here on Saturday, a host of Chinese scholars associated with longstanding ...

monasteries affected Buddhist monasteries key to Tibet's cultural identity Some Tibetan monks in the past challenged Chinese rule BEIJING, Jan 14 (Reuters) - At least two Tibetan Buddhism monastic ...

All had been paid for by the lama’s followers—including some wealthy Chinese women. Tibetan Buddhism, said the holy man, was becoming fashionable among sophisticated Chinese. "Some of it is ...