Taiwan native Lu Sheng-yen, 65, better known as “Guru Master” to the 5 million followers of his True Buddha Society, will be visiting the Southwest Houston area Nov. 15, before traveling to ...

In the Christian-majority Houston metro, Buddhists only make up about 2 percent of the population, according to data from the ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Clasping their hands in a sign of worship, thousands of Buddhists welcomed the arrival Saturday of what they believe to be the remains of a finger that belonged to Buddha ...

A Buddhist temple in Taiwan that had been turned into a base to promote Chinese communism and cross-strait unification is being demolished by local authorities. Wei Ming-jen, a Taiwanese ...

A 2 600-year-old piece of Buddha's finger - closely guarded by monks since the leading religious figure was cremated - will be displayed in a Taiwanese temple, says Buddhist officials.

ERSHUI, Taiwan — It was bad enough, villagers thought, when the kindly Buddhist nuns were forced out of their historic temple and longtime home. But what began as a bitter property dispute took ...

In 2017, Tung started visiting as many of Taiwan’s 4,000 Buddhist organizations as he could, ... Elders normally visit temples and watch Buddhist cable TV channels, ...

Taiwanese religious leaders will go to Famen Temple in Xian, central China, and escort the finger back to Taiwan on Feb. 23. The finger will be displayed in the Fokuang Buddhist temple in southern ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The head from a statue of the Buddha fell to the ground Wednesday (April 24) after a series of earthquakes struck Hualien County. A post on the Facebook page Suhua Highway said ...

Taiwan's Buddhist organisations are increasingly looking to help out those in need. ... The temple contains thousands of Buddha statues, including 14,800 in the main shrine.