This report aims to explain the challenges of measuring religion and religious trends in China. These challenges include the shortcomings of available data, the awkward fit of categories used in other ...

China accused of erasing religion, culture from Uighur village names. Rights groups’ analysis of official data from 2009-2023 shows some 630 villages in Xinjiang had their names changed in this way.

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

As China grows more assertive in extending its authoritarianism beyond its borders, this succession question tests whether ...

During his recent visit to Ladakh, the Dalai Lama said that India provides a “free and flourishing environment” for the study of Buddhism’s most profound philosophical teachings, while also ...

In China, the vast following of a folk goddess of the sea illustrates the remarkable rebirth of local popular religion since the Cultural Revolution. Now, China's communist leaders are supporting ...

In 1999, after fleeing religious persecution by the Chinese regime, Ying Chen and her family took refuge in the United States ...

The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, the Dalai Lama, spoke about his hope to live beyond 130 and reincarnate after ...