Controlling the process of reincarnation enables Beijing to shape the spiritual leadership of Tibetan Buddhism.

The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...

In a historic resolution passed during its First General Assembly, the Indian Himalayan Council of Nalanda Buddhist Tradition ...

This file photo taken on March 29, 2022 shows Yu Chi-Hsuan (L) introducing to foreign visitors the Song Dynasty-style tea whisking skills at a ...

Hundreds of years ago, Mangtuan was designated as the county's official paper-making village, and the paper made there was ...

In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei.

The recent transfer of cultural artifacts, including several Tibetan Buddhist relics, from the US to China may help advance the Chinese government’s efforts to distort Tibet’s history and appropriate ...

Buddhism as a Cultural Ambassador Soft power is the power to affect others by influencing culture, values, and ideology ...

From ancient Buddhist texts and pottery figures to wooden and bamboo clips carved with characters and bricks with relief ...

William Dalrymple's how India was a major trading partner of the Roman Empire Trade was primarily conducted through sea routes rather than the Silk Road Hundreds of vessels arrived in India each ...

Officials in conservative communities in the United States have been removing books from schools and libraries, to the outrage and dismay of liberal-minded Americans. This process has reportedly ...