The first recorded evidence of marriage ceremonies uniting one woman and one man dates from about 2350 B.C., in Mesopotamia. Over the next several hundred years, marriage evolved into a widespread ...

China is planning for the death of the globally admired spiritual leader. The United States should prepare as well.

This video introduces Daoism, one of China’s oldest philosophical and spiritual traditions. Viewers learn about core ideas like living in harmony with the Dao (or “the Way”), the balance of yin and ...

This week, just days before his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama assured followers that he will, after his death, be ...

He expressed concern over China's attempts to dictate the spiritual leadership of Tibet, questioning the government's motives ...

Amnesty International called on Chinese authorities  Wednesday to cease their interference in Tibetan religious practices.

The exiled spiritual leader said only the organization that he founded can recognize the future reincarnation as anxiety ...

Ancient Trees, Dwindling in the Wild, Thrive on Sacred Ground Buddhist temples in China are home to trees from dozens of endangered species, a new study shows. Some of them are almost 2,000 years old.

Discover interesting facts about ancient China's rulers, philosophy, and the Great Wall of China.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA) in Washington, DC, has deaccessioned from its collection fragments of contested ancient Chinese artefacts known as the Zidanku Silk ...

In a new exhibition, the British Museum traces the shared roots of three ancient Indian religions Devotional art reveals how Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism have more in common than is widely believed ...

Muslims in China have managed to practise their faith in China, sometimes against great odds, since the seventh century. Islam is one of the religions that is still officially recognised in China.