“And while in India and the adjoining countries the exclusive Theravada Buddhism was being transmuted into the universalist Mahayana, this great parent-stem of Chinese religion was being shaped ...

Buddhism originated around the fifth century B.C.E. in India, but today, more Buddhists live in China than India. Han Buddhism, the dominant branch of Buddhism in China, has blended with local belief ...

Among those who made the journey was an Indian Buddhist monk by the name of Dharmakṣema. Buddhism had spread to China from India through the ancient Silk Road and was thriving in the country in ...

Charming white temples and graceful stupas, elaborately decorated with legends and characters from the Ramayana relics of India ... Tranquil Buddha. In a modest white palace overlooking the ...

The Communist Party Congress of China has declared Buddhism as an indigenous religion that originated in India but was destroyed there and nurtured in China before spreading to Southeast Asia and ...

Wu Zetian rose from the bottom of the hierarchy to become the only empress in China's history. Buddhism, a religion born in India, and Nalanda-trained scholars played an important role as Wu ...

Despite political tensions, Buddhism remains a cultural link between India and China. Chinese monks like Xuanzang and Faxian ...

As important as their fight over territory is the India-China contest for leadership of the Buddhist world. Both countries draw on their ties with Buddhism. Although Siddhartha Gautama ...

While Buddhism originated in what is modern day Nepal and India, China’s state media has sought to portray it as an “ancient Chinese religion”. Many of these steps appear to have been taken ...