Powerful abbots once seen as untouchable now face investigation as Beijing reins in excess wealth and religious ...

In the 5th century, the music and dance of Qiuci gained great prominence in the region. After the Qiuci kingdom ended, many ...

Rules to curb online activities of money-minded monks and clergy follows scandal at world-renowned Shaolin Temple ...

Many monasteries lost their properties during the 1950s, while several temples suffered damage in the 1960s and 1970s.

China has launched a crackdown on powerful Buddhist monks suspected of misusing temple funds for personal wealth.

When the nonsectarian Dolma Ling Nunnery transitioned to female leadership earlier this year, for the first time in its three ...

In Michael Luo's ‘Strangers in the Land,’ Chinese immigrants encounter a Christian culture that is unyielding even as it is ...

Introduction: Mediations and margins / Matthew T. Kapstein -- Sites of encounter -- The treaty Temple of the Turquoise Grove / Matthew T. Kapstein -- The commissioner's commissions : ...

Dhargye, now around 63 years old, comes from Serta in Walshul, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Son of Choephel and Choelha, he is a monk of Serta Sera Monastery. Before his arrest, he lived in ...

In 2022, China banned all online religious services without official licenses. Beijing faces regular international criticism ...

Practical and unconventional strategies rooted in cultural goodwill diplomacy, rather than formal bureaucratic agreements, may help in building the relationship ...

When Namkyi was 15 years old, she and her sister Tenzin Dolma dressed in traditional Tibetan attire and began a protest ...