A South Korean high court on Feb. 1 ruled that a centuries-old Buddhist statue belongs to the Japanese temple that it was stolen from about 10 years ago and should be returned, overturning a lower ...
Meeting Temple Stay, organised by the Korean Buddhist Foundation for Social Welfare, affiliated with the Jogye Order, is back after a three-year break during Covid-19 pandemic. The two-day event ...
The Temple of Haeinsa, on Mount Gaya, is home to the Tripitaka Koreana, the most complete collection of Buddhist texts, engraved on 80,000 woodblocks between 1237 and 1248. The buildings of Janggyeong ...