Koichi Shinohara traces the evolution of Esoteric Buddhist rituals from the simple recitation of spells in the fifth century to complex systems involving image worship, mandala initiation, and ...

Seated Buddhas; Tin Thal, Cave 12, third floor; interior stupa with Buddha triad; Vishvakarma, Cave 10 One of the more curious aspects of this site is that it marks the evolution of Buddhism from ...

Lack of institutional sympathy over the centuries, especially at the elite level, may explain why it entered the modern era with relatively little gas in the tank. A century ago, many reports alleged ...

The many paths by which the religion flourished across Asia. The arrows represent the general spread of Buddhism, often via trade routes, throughout Asia, beginning around the fourth century ...

Buddhism (Fojiao 佛教) is the largest officially recognized religion in China. The share of Buddhists in China ranges from 4% to 33%, depending on the measure used and whether it is based on surveys ...

Throughout this report, religious switching refers to a change between the religious group in which a person says they were raised (during their childhood) and their religious identity now (in ...