Search results for Buddhism In China

China’s Temple Closures and Armed Presence Stir Fears of Expanding Religious Control

Reports of widespread temple closures and increased security presence at major religious sites across China have raised new concerns over religious policy, public security, and sta...

Searching for the Korean Buddha

On Monday, the people of Korea get a national holiday. No work. No school. No rush hour traffic and packed subways as people scramble to their offices. Just a nice long weekend as...

Why Japan’s Culture of Cleanliness Traces Back to China’s Tang Dynasty

From Buddhist temples to Shinto shrines to modern school cleaning duties, the philosophy that sweeping is spiritual practice traveled from 7th-century China to Japan to Taiwan

Buddha’s Day

China’s 1,400-year-old mosque manifests plurality

A mosque that is believed to have been built over 1,400 years ago in China’s Guangzhou province is standing as a testimony of the nation’s plurality and mutual understanding betwee...

China must ‘strengthen education’ of Tibetan Buddhists, Beijing official says after tour

A senior Chinese official who oversees religious and ethnic minority affairs has called for China to “strengthen” the education, training and management of Tibetan Buddhist personn...

How To Enter Buddhahood

A monk asked a master, "I just became a monk and would like to know how to enter Buddhahood." The master said, "Do you hear the waterfall?""Yes I do" replied the monk. The Master s...