Do Chinese people believe in religion? We ask people on the street. The most prominent religion in China is Buddhism.

Many stars receive a calling from God and have embraced a new religion, others have chosen to convert to a completely different one instead. From Orlando Bloom who is a fully fledged Buddhist, to ...

In Myanmar, when the military has a hard time conscripting enough residents into their ranks, they turn to monks for help.

Richard Gere is hoping to share the story of one of his closest friends for nearly half a century, His Holiness the Dalai ...

Hell’s Museum in Singapore is located at Haw Par Villa, and is completely devoted to the exploration of death and the afterlife. The museum has surreal dioramas that blend themes of karmic justice ...

Editor's note: This story is part of a series about the Class of 2028 based on a survey conducted by The Chronicle in March and April 2025. You can read more about our methodology and limitations here ...

At the ceremony, I was given the name Dvesatya (pronounced Dvay-SUHT-yuh). My teacher, Shinkyu Brian Coté, explained: “In Sanskrit, dve is ‘two.’ Satya is ‘truth, reality, things as they are.’ ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — New York Zendo Shobo-ji was quiet on a Saturday morning in late June, far removed from the muted hum and chatter that lingers in Lenox Hill, in Upper Manhattan, even on rainy summer ...

On Sunday, Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama, celebrated his 90th birthday. He has long said that at this point, he would make a decision about his succession plans: according to Tibetan Buddhist belief, ...

For much of the past century, the Dalai Lama has been the living embodiment of Tibet’s struggle for greater freedoms under Chinese Communist Party rule, sustaining the cause from exile even as an ...