The choice of a successor to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, is a matter of riveting interest not ...

The Dalai Lama will address a major three-day gathering of Buddhist religious figures this week ahead of his 90th birthday, ...

Challenges facing scholars of religion in China. Scholarly interest in the scientific study of religion in contemporary China seemed to be rising at the beginning of this century. In 2004, Purdue ...

In China, no religion occupies a privileged position. The Chinese government treats all religions equally, without discrimination. All religions shall respect each other and co-exist in harmony.

United Front chief Li Ganjie’s message to faith groups follows Xi Jinping’s call to ‘Sinicise’ religion in meeting with Tibet ...

China has long been accused of repression in Tibet and a new report based on rare firsthand accounts from people inside the ...

Beijing will insist on handpicking the new spiritual leader of Tibet so it can cement the Communist Party’s control of the ...

Xi Jinping is waiting for the Dalai Lama to pass away so that Beijing can impose its own puppet as the next spiritual leader ...

In Chinese folk religion, Guanyin is understood as a goddess who answers all prayers, including requests for wealth, health, good fortune and giving birth to a son. Historically, Confucianism, Taoism ...

As scholar of Chinese religions Meir Shahar notes, novels such as “Journey to the West” served as a way to define and transmit an entire pantheon of deities all across the various regions of ...

But in some ways, the Chinese state’s embrace of religion shouldn’t be too surprising. Beijing needs new sources of support, especially given China’s slowing economy.

Despite challenges facing Christian practice in China, Bibles for China continues to explore new ministry opportunities.