An image of a temple on a dramatic precipice has drawn the attention of people on Facebook. The image shows two house-like structures connected by a stone bridge on top of a mountain spire. In the ...

BEIJING – China is telling tourist-favored Buddhist temples: Don't let money be your mantra. Authorities announced a ban this week on temples selling shares to investors after leaders of several ...

China’s main Buddhist organization has condemned a handful of temples for using online auctions to sell off the right to queue-jump merit-making activities for the start of Chinese New Year at ...

While the profiteering by religious organizations never sits well in the stomach, the present Chinese government may not be the best role model when it comes to easing up on the rampant commercialism.

BEIJING (Reuters) – Nervous about a repeat of last month’s deadly knife attack at a Chinese train station, a well-known Buddhist temple in eastern China has drafted some of its monks into a new ...

BEIJING-- A revered Buddhist monk in China has been mummified and covered in gold leaf, a practice reserved for holy men in some areas with strong Buddhist traditions. The monk, Fu Hou, died in 2012 ...

When Colin Miller flew to Chengdu, China, this November, it wasn’t with the intent of making a series of photographs of Buddhist temples and monasteries. But when he started traveling Sichuan province ...

ERSHUI, Taiwan — It was bad enough, villagers thought, when the kindly Buddhist nuns were forced out of their historic temple and longtime home. But what began as a bitter property dispute took a ...