Renowned Chinese Buddhist painter and scholar Yue Yu, whose unique artwork was presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his China visit in 2015, says India and China should rediscover their ...

Ancient Greek kingdoms existed in China, and there was a significant spread of Hellenism in Asia, including in Japan and ...

Despite the rise of science, technology, and secular thought, religion remains a powerful force shaping the beliefs, ...

Values once rooted in moral constraint, like filial piety, virtue, and ethical cultivation, are being refitted to serve a ...

The devotional art of Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism share many similarities, even some gods. To understand why, you need to examine the ancient Indian origins of these religions and their ...

People have been getting drunk for millennia. Historical records show that alcohol was an integral part of many early ...

The search for the next Dalai Lama will not fully break from tradition, a process in which high-ranking lamas rely on dreams, ...

The Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday shines a spotlight on Beijing’s long-held antipathy towards organised religion – and how succession plans might renew Xi’s plans for a reckoning with Tibet ...

This week, just days before his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama assured followers that he will, after his death, be reincarnated as the next spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism. He also outlined a ...

COMMENT: The Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday today will shine a spotlight on Beijing’s long-held antipathy towards organised religion – and how succession plans might renew Xi’s plans for a ...

The Dalai Lama signals China should stay out of divine succession process The exiled spiritual leader said only the organization that he founded can recognize the future reincarnation as anxiety ...