Drawing on the National Museum of Asian Art's collections and collecions from across the Smithsonian, artworks spanning two millennia reveal Asia's rich Buddhist heritage. They represent diverse ...

[Photo by Zhang Wei/China Daily] From the paintings of the Jataka stories, grotto murals to crafted Buddhist statues, Buddhist art manifests the boundless creativity, imagination and yearning for ...

China has long carried the imprint of Ramayana stories within its Buddhist scriptures ... into China and its subsequent impact on Chinese art and literature. Interplay of religion and secularism ...

China's use of Buddhism in diplomacy is a key element of its foreign policy, particularly under Xi Jinping. The Chinese government leverages Buddhism, a shared cultural heritage in Asia ...

A procession in Bangkok marked the arrival of a sacred Buddha relic loaned by China, celebrating King Maha Vajiralongkorn's ...

By this definition, "popular religion," a syncretic blend of Daoism, Buddhism, and polytheistic elements, that attracts the vast majority of Chinese believers is not a religion at all, and ...

Brought to China through Buddhist scriptures, the epic has influenced Chinese art and literature, notably transforming Hanuman into the beloved Monkey King. Though not as widespread as in Tibetan ...