Young pet owners in China are taking their dogs to worship the Dog God, offering canine food and placing their leashes in incense ashes to pray for the health and safety of their pets. In Chizhou city, eastern China’s Anhui province, the picturesque Jiuhua Mountain, one of China’s four great Buddhist mountains, is home to a unique pagoda dedicated to the Dog God Diting. It is believed to be the only pagoda in the country that honours animals. Legend has it that the Earth Store Bodhisattva, who...