Buddhism originated around the fifth century B.C.E. in India, but today, more Buddhists live in China than India. Han Buddhism, the dominant branch of Buddhism in China, has blended with local belief ...

The Tzu Chi Foundation and Banaras Hindu University discussed establishing a Research Centre for Buddhism to promote ...

Much centers on the question of who gets to choose the successor of the Dalai Lama when he dies. By David Pierson Tibetan Buddhism has long been led by the Dalai Lama, the 88-year-old spiritual leader ...

About one-in-ten Asian American adults (11%) say their religion is Buddhism, a slight decline from 14% in 2012. A much larger share (21%) currently say that, aside from religion, they feel close to ...

A young Tibetan controversially appointed by China’s atheist Communist Party as the second-highest spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism has pledged to make the religion more Chinese. Gyaltsen Norbu ...

A recent repatriation from Australia to Cambodia shows how this process can reinforce oppressive powers, and further marginalize the historically oppressed.

A new study suggests that people with high levels of neuroticism and stress may be at greater risk for depressive symptoms, but those links could be buffered for people who observe the five precepts ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Buddhism, which holds that wealth is temporary and no path to happiness, might not sound like the best source for money wisdom. Not so, says Ethan Nichtern, the prominent Buddhist ...