In late imperial China, it was a devotional art using hairs plucked from devotees' own heads.

Zen was a conservative form of Buddhism in Japan that eventually became a way for Americans to find inner peace.

Many Americans considered faiths outside Christianity and Judaism to be "pagan." Unitarian minister James Freeman Clarke argued otherwise.

Buddhism was embraced by the Beats of 1950s America. But some Buddhists felt these converts were engaging with the practice in a shallow way.

Researchers see a distinct difference between Buddhist immigrants and Americans of European ancestry who have embraced Buddhism's tenets.

What's behind the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar in which the minority Rohingya people are being violently driven out of the country?

The Dalai Lama has been admitted to a hospital and has cancelled his schedule U.S. tour. We look back to 1979, the first year His Holiness came to America.