The global population of Buddhists shrank by roughly 5% between 2010 and 2020, the sole major religious group to decline.

Buddhism is the only major religion whose global population shrank between 2010 and 2020. Learn why it declined in East Asia, particularly in Japan and South Korea.

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Buddhism is one of the fastest growing religions in the west. One of the features of this religion that can help to account for its growth is that many don't consider Buddhism a religion at all. Is ...

Buddhist relics are seen as living, active sources of blessings imbued with supernatural qualities, but authenticity can be ...

By measuring the magnetic fields of the brain, researchers found that different contemplative practices uniquely change how ...

Thousands of Japan's historic Buddhist temples are expected to shut down. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Ian Reader, an expert on Japanese culture, on how Buddhism is changing in the country. We turn ...

Swami Sarvapriyananda's 'Fullness Emptiness' brings out similarities between Advaita Vedanta and Mahayana Buddhism.

Hundreds of Buddhist monks have rallied in the capital of Sri Lanka to protest alleged government disrespect of their ...

Editor’s Note: Peter Manseau is the author of several books on religion, including, most recently, “One Nation Under Gods: A New American History.” The views in this column belong to Manseau. When the ...