In some cultures, menstruation and childbirth are treated as polluting, not life-giving. One Buddhist text’s interpretation ...

BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM The Hsu Yun Temple of the Chinese Buddhist Association was the site of the "Yan Kou" ceremony for worshiping the deceased and relieving ghosts from hunger.

Two Chinese nationals who allegedly spied on a Buddhist association are the latest individuals to be caught in a foreign ...

In the southeastern Chinese city of Quanzhou, a well-known Buddhist monk named Fu Hou has been mummified and encased in gold leaf. According to The Associated Press, it's "a practice reserved for holy ...