The decline is part of a broader trend of secularization in South Korea. A Gallup Korea survey shows that the proportion of ...

This relic of a distant era is a “gongso,” one of Korea's first Catholic churches ... old Catholic cemetery that shook the life of this Buddhist believer. "I found graves of Catholic martyrs ...

An exhibition hall in central Seoul's Insa-dong houses a small shrine just large enough for one person, where colorful ...

Large shares in many middle-income countries say following the historically predominant religion is key to "true" national ...

A video of a South Korean man giving 108 Buddhist bows of respect to President Yoon Suk Yeol outside the detention facility ...

Ven. Wonu, chief monk at Buseok Temple in Seosan on South Korea's western coast, speaks at the National Research Institute of ...

His first stop was Buddhism, dedicating two years to training as a monk. However, the disciplined, ascetic lifestyle wasn’t ...

Bulguksa is a Buddhist temple that dates back to A.D ... If you're planning a trip to South Korea, check out our guide on the best lesser-known destinations around Asia. Ready to discover more ...

Korea’s largest Buddhist sect is ramping up opposition to a bill that would allow the government to fund the hosting of World Youth Day, a Catholic event that Seoul is set to hold in 2027.

In the Buddhist language, Pāli, the word for human dissatisfaction and suffering is dukkha. For Buddhist thinkers, all human ...

Buddhist monks belonging to Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, South Korea and Sri Lanka, who are in Islamabad to participate in the International Gandhara Symposium visited Taxila Museum and ...