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China’s youth roasted for lack of desire, ambition

Thepost-80s’generationhasn’tcompleteditstakeoveryet.Meanwhile,thepost-90s’kidsofChinaaremakinganannouncement-theyarebecomingBuddha.Quasi-Buddha,thatis-declaredi

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Pakistan unveils remains of 1,700-year-old sleeping Buddha

Pakistanhasunveiledtheremainsofa1,700-year-oldsleepingBuddhaaspartofaninitiativetoencouragetourismandprojectreligiousharmonyinaregionroiledbyIslamistmilitancy.A

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Shanghai's historic temple all set for its 30-meter move

ThemainpavilionofShanghai’sJadeBuddhaTemplewillbeshifted30metersnorthwardonSaturday.MahaviraHall,builtin1918,willbemovedalongwiththreehugeBuddhiststatuesandothe

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Ancient pottery, Buddha head found buried at weir in Thailand

Ancient pottery and the large head of a Buddha statue have been found buried near a community weir in Muang district of Thailand’s northern province.

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Sunken, 600-year-old Buddha emerges from water in China

A 600-year-old Buddha statue has been discovered in a reservoir in east China's Jiangxi Province after water levels fell during renovation work.

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Ming Dynasty Buddha statues break record at French auction

An Asian collector snapped up three seated Buddha statues from China's Ming Dynasty at a French auction on Saturday with more than 6.29 million euros(nearly $7 million), breaking the auction record of its kind.

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Database launched to check identity of Living Buddhas

An online database of legitimate Living Buddhas was launched at a ceremony in Beijing on Monday to help followers of Tibetan Buddhism distinguish between real ones and fakes.

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Database of Living Buddhas to help spot fake from real

Authorities are setting up a database of legitimate Living Buddhas in China and will publish the information online, according to an official at the country's top political advisory body.

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Myanmar-China Buddhist art exhibition launched in Yangon

​A Myanmar-China Buddha Heritage Photo and Painting Exhibition was launched at Myanmar's Shewdagon Pagoda in Yangon Wednesday.

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China certain "mummy Buddha" was stolen one

New evidence supports the theory that a 1,000-year-old Buddha statue with a mummified monk inside, now owned by a Dutch private collector, was stolen from China, a government official said Tuesday.

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Tibet Shoton festival

The traditional Shoton Festival has kicked off in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.