When today, people talk of Buddhism, they are stuck in the 19th century understanding of Buddhism, which is based on the translation of Pali scriptures, especially the Tripitaka and the Jataka tales.

The idea of God has been a constant source of debate and conflict throughout the world. The existence versus non-existence of God and all things related to him is a question that has baffled and ...

The new year brings a fresh start, symbolized in some cultures by the cherubic baby New Year who replaces the old year that has come to a close. In Japan, the roly-poly god Hotei, who is often ...

Asura’s Wrath is an angry game based on an angry group of Buddhist demigods. In the game you play as Asura, a god stripped of all of his powers out to save his daughter from the seven gods that ...

Wuxi's opulent Fan Gong Palace has to be seen to be believed, writes Yang Yijun. Fan Gong Palace was purpose-built two years ago at the foot of Lingshan Mountain to host an international forum on ...

One more note - in China, very few people are exclusively one religion or another. If someone actually says they're only a Buddhist in China, they're probably in religious orders as a monk or a nun.