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...

New architecture in Canada promotes Buddhism

A Tang Dynasty-style wooden structure was recently completed in Cavan-Monaghan, Peterborough County, Canada.The Guanyin Hall of the Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden, built by the Buddhist Association of Canada Cham Shan Temple, represents another milestone in the Garden's construction projects followi...

Was the place where Chinese monk Jianzhen set off on his sixth voyage to propagate Buddhism in Japan

Located where the Yangtze River meets the sea, Suzhou has strengthened its role in developing cultural exchanges, which it has done since ancient times.Zheng He, a famed navigator during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), set off from Liujiagang in Taicang, now a county-level city governed by Suzhou, wit...