The Yungang Grottoes are the crowning achievement of this ancient culture. Although the city of Datong today has become a leading center for China's coal industry, the "land of Buddhism," with its ...

When Emperor Ming saw the Buddha in a dream, he sent a mission to India, triggering a chain of events that led to Buddhism’s rise in China.

1600–256 BCE) Two practices that extend from these ancient dynasties to the present are ancestral rites ... Two schools that retain their influence today are Pure Land Buddhism and Chan (Zen) Buddhism ...

In Wu's story is also how Buddhism became China's official religion for a brief period, and how Indian scholars influenced ancient Chinese culture.

It became a popular religion after ... an official building that, in ancient China, ranked second only to the emperor's imperial palace. To show his respect for Buddhism, the emperor ordered ...

China has long carried the imprint of Ramayana stories within its Buddhist scriptures ... numerous Chinese scholars dedicated ...

Landry, Nelson Elliott 2023. Monastics and the Medieval Chinese Buddhist Mythos: A Study of Narrative Elements in Daoxuan’s Ji shenzhou sanbao gantong lu (Collected Record of Miracles Relating to the ...

The Chinese Communist Party is intensifying efforts to control Tibetan Buddhism, particularly with the pending succession of ...

Landry, Nelson Elliott 2023. Monastics and the Medieval Chinese Buddhist Mythos: A Study of Narrative Elements in Daoxuan’s Ji shenzhou sanbao gantong lu (Collected Record of Miracles Relating to the ...