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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Porcelain 'Laughing Buddha' image, China, 17th-18th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art With his delighted expression, round belly ...

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 ...

BANGKOK (AP) — More than 2,000 people took part Wednesday in a procession to escort a relic of the Buddha lent by China to a shrine in the Thai capital Bangkok to honor the birthday of King Maha ...

Beijing aims to sinicise Tibetan Buddhism and the Tibetan language. Such developments pose a serious threat not only to Tibet ...

A Chinese firm’s plans to build a 100-meter-high Buddha statue in low-lying Vientiane encapsulate China’s outsized economic presence in Laos. The That Luang stupa on the eastern outskirts of Vientiane ...

Devotional objects created in China for Buddhist worship possess great visual and spiritual power. In the late 19th century, these objects also began to attract the attention from Western collectors.