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 ...

Buddhist monks and citizens in Laos are opposing a plan to build a Chinese-style Buddha statue in the capital Vientiane terming it a “cultural encroachment” from its largest foreign investor and aid ...

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 ...

Soar over the Longmen Grottoes, China, where over 100,000 Buddhist statues are carved into the limestone cliffs of the Yi ...

Beijing aims to sinicise Tibetan Buddhism and the Tibetan language. Such developments pose a serious threat not only to Tibet itself but also to the wider Tibetan Buddhist cultural world ...

In China today, there’s little that money can’t buy — even when it comes to faith. Many of the country’s most popular Buddhist sites are chock-full of cure-all tonics and overpriced incense. For the ...

Under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a curious entanglement of economic investments and Buddhist diplomacy has been carried out in countries like Sri Lanka. This may at first appear an odd ...