Building Bridges with Buddhism: The Sino-Indian Experience

... contrast, Buddhism is a shared heritage across vast swathes of Asia. The exercise of Buddhist soft power not only strikes a chord across Asia,but alsoprovides scope for cooperation. However, Asian countries are yet to unleash the full potential of Buddhist soft power. India and China have vast Buddhist resources on which to draw to wield soft power, but their Buddhist diplomacy has lacked ideas and imagination. Much of their Buddhist diplomacy involves sending relics to other countriesand hosting conferences for monks. Rarely ...