meaning temple, stood for 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 that the residence ...

The first Buddhist temple in China, the White Horse Temple, was constructed with a huge square wooden pagoda as the central building, surrounded by verandas and halls. According to "Shi Lao Zhi ...

He spoke about the "purposes, meanings, and themes of the seminar and about the spreading and promotion of Chinese Buddhism".... Relationship between Ancestral Temple Culture and cultural ...

John Osburg explores how members of China’s urban middle class are turning to religion and spirituality in greater numbers, ...

UJI, Kyoto Prefecture--A spectacular sight awaits visitors to a Buddhist temple here founded by a Chinese monk in the early 17th century as Japan and China mark the 50th anniversary of their ...

Selangor ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has scheduled a visit to the Fo Guan Shan Dong Zen Temple - a Buddhist temple ...

Roughly 500 million people declare themselves as faithful followers of some branch of Buddhism. It is the fourth most populous religion on the planet, and since its Asian origins, its teachings and ...

UNESCO’s executive board on May 24 approved the archives of the Buddhist monk ... allowed to travel around China. The documents are in the possession of Onjoji temple (also known as Miidera ...

Ramayana in Chinese Buddhist Texts At a symposium on “Ramayana- A Timeless Guide” organised by the Indian Embassy here on Saturday, a host of Chinese scholars associated with longstanding ...