Buddhists accounted for about 4.1% of the global population in 2020, according to the Pew Research Center. Between 2010 and 2020, the global Buddhist population declined by roughly 5%, from around 343 ...

Japan's Shinto belief system is not an organized religion, but rather a collection of beliefs and practices centered around the natural world and ancestry. Though it was originally not an image−based ...

Maguire, a monk of the Mountains and Rivers Order in New York, begins this primer with a narrative of the Buddha's life, followed by a commentary that compares Buddhism to other world religions and ...

Monks participate in a traditional mendicants’ walk – a Buddhist tradition of begging for donations – to mark Buddha’s birthday in Hangzhou, China, in 2018. (AFP via Getty Images) Buddhism (Fojiao 佛教) ...

One of the Buddha’s most-loved stories (he had a lot of them), concerned a event in which a number of blind men investigated an elephant. The occasion was famously described by the 19th century ...

Strangely enough, some of the most profound discussions about Buddhist teachings I've had over the years didn't happen in a temple or a monastery. No, these impromptu discussions were usually held ...

(The Conversation) — The Mahāyāna branch of Buddhism likely emerged around the first centuries A.D. and was most readily carried through the Silk Road and maritime trade routes. (The Conversation) — ...

(The Conversation) — Theravada Buddhism is the dominant religious system in several parts of South and Southeast Asia, but there is a rich diversity of beliefs and practices in this tradition. (The ...

Great thinkers and everyday people have long pondered how to reconcile the deep-rooted differences between science and religion. At first glance, it can seem an insurmountable task. The debate pits ...

Most think it unusual to hold dual belief systems, especially when the two systems seem as diametrically opposed as Christianity and Buddhism.Most would also find it unusual to hold such dual beliefs ...