Souls trembling before judgment, a boiling cauldron and a chance at redemption through a blooming lotus — these striking ...

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

This expertly curated program offers a deep exploration of the country's rich architectural heritage—from serene temples and ...

The temple preserves the world’s oldest Buddhist woodblock scriptures carved on thi wood. These scriptures span over 2,000 woodblocks and cover diverse Buddhist teachings. Each woodblock measures ...

Rest of World News: A 14th-century Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple has been returned from South Korea after a lengthy legal dispute, highlighting ongoing tensions between the two ...

A 14th-century Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, stolen from Japan's Kannonji temple in 2012, sits at Buseok Temple in Seosan, South Korea, Monday, May 5, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) ...

The Three Editions of Buddhist Sacred Canons kept at Zojoji comprise about 12,000 volumes of woodblock prints made in China and Korea during the 12th and 13th centuries. Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu ...

Jeon Hyun-soo, a psychiatrist and practitioner in Korea who has studied Buddhism for more than 40 years, believes that focusing on the present is key to overcoming life’s struggles.

Yoon Seong-ho is a 47-year-old Buddhist, comedian, DJ and rising celebrity. His Korean stage name, NewJeansNim, suggests some degree of novelty and even progressiveness.

In May 1982, Ven. Jikwan, then 50 years old, knelt in prayer at Gyeongguksa, a Buddhist temple nestled in the foothills of Seoul's Bukhan Mountain. The monk, dean of Buddhist studies at Korea’s ...

A woman scrolls the Instagram page of Venerable Beomjeong, a Buddhist monk, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Seoul Beomjeong, who is also known as Kkotsnim, which means “flower monk” in Korean, has ...