Gyeongju, Korea's ancient capital, hosts rich historic sites and culture, drawing international students for a tour ahead of ...

There are 81,000 woodblock prints within the manuscript that comprises the Korean Buddhist canon, he said. This complex quality makes him think of Korean Buddhism’s 1,700-year-old history, he added.

To commemorate Buddha’s Birthday, we should reflect on the historical impact of Buddhism, which perhaps is the cultural form most closely associated with Korea as a distinct civilization.

The highlight of the event was a program hosted by the Korean Culture Centre in New Delhi that allowed participants to indirectly experience traditional Korean Buddhist culture by creating paper lotus ...

SEOUL, South Korea — The deep roots Buddhism has sunk into Korean culture over the past 16 centuries were on display at the annual Lotus Lantern Festival for the Buddha’s birthday. It was May ...

A South Korean Buddhist statue must return to Japan, according to the state court. However, a Korean temple claiming ownership of the 14th-century artifact may appeal the ruling.

South Korean young people are increasingly drawn to Buddhism due to social media-savvy influencers, including a monk who went viral on Instagram and a comedian who also DJs dressed like a Buddhist ...

Buddhism has a long history in South Korea, but has in recent years been experiencing a decline: 22% of South Koreans identified as Buddhists in 2015 according to a Gallup poll, ...

A South Korean deejay dressed as a Buddhist monk bounced up and down on stage while playing electronic music and shouting: “This too shall pass!” The performance brought cheers from a crowd of ...

GANGHWA ISLAND, South Korea — Three monks, a horde of reporters and 20 singles looking for love walked into a Buddhist temple. The singles sat on gray mats in the center of the temple’s study ...

But Buswell’s knowledge of Korean Buddhist studies, which he teaches at UCLA, goes beyond just literature ““ it is based heavily on his experiences as a Buddhist monk in Eastern Asia years ago.