SUMITA, Iwate Prefecture--At a drinking party, a resident of this northeastern town showed a photo of a Buddhist scroll, on a smartphone screen, to a former teacher from his junior high school days.

BEIJING: As technology experts endeavor to develop a "Digital China", more efforts to digitalise Buddhist scriptures and antique books have been made, which has significantly helped better preserve ...

The Sub-forum on Religious Harmony and Mutual Learning Among Civilizations took place at the BFA (BFA) Annual Conference 2025 on March 28. The sub-forum focused on the theme "Countless Dharma Doors ...

Ven. Guang Quan, Deputy Secretary General of the Buddhist Association of China and President of the Buddhist Association of Zhejiang Province, noted the crucial role of digitizing Chinese Buddhist ...

Jeon Hyun-soo, a psychiatrist and practitioner who has studied Buddhism for more than 40 years, believes that focusing on the present is key to overcoming life's struggles. "The answer to all problems ...

As technology experts endeavor to develop a "Digital China", more efforts to digitalize Buddhist scriptures and antique books have been made, which has significantly helped better preserve and promote ...

The Temple of Haeinsa, on Mount Kaya, is home to the Tripitaka Koreana, the most complete collection of Buddhist texts, engraved on 80,000 woodblocks between 1237 and 1248. The buildings of Janggyeong ...

Another in our series looking at key women of the Buddhist Scriptures: Sanghamitta lived 300 years after the Buddha and was the daughter of the Emperor King, Ashoka. At a certain point in his life he ...