His name was Jingwan, and he carried a concern shared by many Buddhists of his time that sacred teachings might disappear. Political upheaval, wars and the fragile nature of manuscripts had already ...

At Beijing's Yunju Temple, predecessors answered that question by carving Buddhist scriptures into stone, one character at a time. Today, the temple preserves 14,278 stone sutras and more than 35 ...

How the 2026 Academy Awards was able to pit faith against religion. “Now, in 2026, Hollywood is finally developing a synthesis: Faith is bad when it is an organized (particularly Christian) religion, ...

Rooted in the Buddhist teaching of the bardo − states of ‘in-between’ − the text offers a way to understand death, life and transformation as deeply intertwined.

Named “Buddharoid”, the humanoid robot has been trained on vast Buddhist scriptures and can hold engaging conversations while moving and gesturing like a human priest. As Japan grapples with an ageing ...

As Japan grapples with an ageing population and shrinking workforce, researchers in Kyoto are turning to artificial intelligence to fill an unlikely gap: Buddhist monks. Scientists at Kyoto University ...

A group of researchers in Japan has unveiled to the media a humanoid robot that can offer advice based on Buddhist teachings. The researchers, including Professor Kumagai Seiji of Kyoto University's ...

The Dinh dynasty Buddhist scripture pillar carved by Dinh Lien as a prayer for the deceased and an act of repentance. The Buddhist scripture pillar of the Dinh dynasty, carved at the order of Prince ...

angladesh has a new government under Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, and for the first time in decades, the Cabinet includes minority leaders. Nitai Roy Chowdhury, a prominent Hindu politician, has ...

Women reciting scriptures together while facing a statue of their main temple’s deity in southwest China. | Megan Bryson, CC BY 4.0, The Conversation. In many religions and cultures, women who are ...

A group of Theravada Buddhist monks began their "Walk for Peace" on October 26 in Fort Worth, Texas. On foot, it took over 100 days to reach Washington, D.C. On Thursday, before heading back to Texas, ...

Ed O'Keefe is CBS News' senior White House and political correspondent reporting for all CBS News platforms. He's part of the team covering President Trump and covered all four years of Joe Biden's ...