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

"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense."—The Buddha Buddhism is most widely known ...

Lack of institutional sympathy over the centuries, especially at the elite level, may explain why it entered the modern era with relatively little gas in the tank. A century ago, many reports alleged ...

Starting at the birthplace of Buddhism, a writer traces how its teachings spread across Asia, transforming the continent forever. The Prince’s Journey Starting at the birthplace of Buddhism, a writer ...

Throughout this report, religious switching refers to a change between the religious group in which a person says they were raised (during their childhood) and their religious identity now (in ...