Panchen Rinpoche carries out head-touching ritual to bless religious believers

Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po carries out a head-touching ceremony to bless Buddhist adherents in the city of Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Chogo)LHASA, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po this week carried out a head-touching cere...

Zen masters' influence across globe

Buddhists and scholars from around the world discuss Chan Culture as part of Silk Road eventsRepresentatives from religious circles and cultural scholars from 20 countries and regions attend the Dahongshan Chan Culture Forum on Oct 20. Photo provided to China DailyThe "Dahong Mountain Forum: Th...

Repairing the past, restoring our future

Visitors appreciate rock carvings in Baodingshan, one of the five major clusters in Dazu district, Chongqing. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILYCave temple protection in Chongqing requires effort, talent and pride in rich heritageA massive array of stunning rock carvings are receiving ever more attention and pr...

Monks unfurl giant artworks as Shoton begins

Thousands of people formed lines in Lhasa on Aug 16 to visit a giant thangka — religious images embroidered in silk — exhibition to mark the beginning of the annual Shoton Festival.The festival, held in the Drepung Monastery as well as the rest of Lhasa, is one of the most important traditional ho...

Giant thangka on display at Tibetan monastery

People visit a giant thangka marking the start of the annual Shoton Festival on Wednesday in Lhasa. [Photo by Daqiong/chinadaily.com.cn]Thousands of residents stood in line to see a giant thangka — a religious image embroidered in silk — to mark the beginning of the annual Shoton Festival on Wedne...

Panchen Rinpoche attends religious activities in Tibet's Drepung Monastery

Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po is greeted by Buddhists at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 5, 2023. (Photo by Chogo/Xinhua)LHASA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po attended religious activities at the Drepung Mona...

'Impression on Mount Putuo' staged in Zhejiang

Tourists watch the performance of "Impression on Mount Putuo" featuring Buddhist and oceanic cultures in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 3, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Gang)Tourists watch the performance of "Impression on Mount Putuo" featuring Buddhi...

13 monks receive doctoral degree equivalent in Tibetan Buddhism

Thirteen monks obtained the degree of Geshe Lharampa, equivalent to a doctoral degree in modern education, on Sunday in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.A debate activity and the award ceremony were held Sunday in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, the regional capital. Geshe Lharampa is the...

Rare cliff carving Buddhist statues found in Tibet

Archaeologists in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region have found 10 Buddhist statues dating back to the period from the late 8th century to early 9th century, according to the regional institute of cultural relics protection.These Buddhist statues with typical characteristics of the Tibeta...

Millennium-old Buddha statues unearthed in ancient Chinese market

More than 680 fragments of Buddha statues and pagoda sculptures have been unearthed in the ruins of an ancient market in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.The statues were discovered in a pit in the ruins of East Market, a major commercial center during the Tang DynastyThe Budd...

Buddhism in China

Buddhism has a history of 2,000 years in China. Currently, China has 13,000-some Buddhist temples and about 200,000 Buddhist monks and nuns. Among them are 120,000 lamas and nuns, more than 1,700 Living Buddhas, 3,000-some temples of Tibetan Buddhism and nearly 10,000 Bhiksu and senior monks and mor...

Noted monk spreads Buddhist tradition

Budai, a monk with a laughing face and big belly, has been an important deity in China since ancient times. Behind his high status in Chinese Buddhism is the sustained effort made by Fenghua in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, to let more people become aware of his charm.Named after the cloth sack that he...