Snow-capped Buddhist temple This photo, taken Feb. 12, 2025, shows the landscape of Haein Temple on the snow-covered Mount ...

Meeting Temple Stay, organised by the Korean Buddhist ... South Gyeongsang; Andong and Daegu in North Gyeongsang; Cheongju in North Chungcheong Province, to name a few, offer such programs. Korea ...

A Goryeo-era Buddha Statue, looted by Japanese pirates and later stolen by thieves and brought back to Korea, is set to make ...

From high-energy cities to peaceful islands, South Korea packs a serious punch when it comes to travel experiences.

Shamans, the practitioners of an ancient belief system, are often disparaged in South Korea. But they also hold a special ...

SEOUL — A South Korean temple has reiterated its agreement to return a stolen Buddhist statue to its rightful owner, a Japanese temple, under the condition that a ritual be held in South Korea ...

A video of a South Korean man giving 108 Buddhist bows of respect to President Yoon Suk Yeol outside the detention facility where he is currently held is going viral online, as many express ...

Religious belief in South Korea has been on the decline for ... Youn said most people associate Buddhism with quiet temples in the mountains, wind chimes, chanting, quiet meditation and sitting ...

TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki (Japan): A former chief priest of a temple in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, from which a Buddha statue was stolen and taken to South Korea, said he was “relieved” about ...

This week, as South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol remained holed up in his presidential compound, thousands of his supporters guarding the site against attempts to arrest him held up US ...