A towering 17th-century hanging Buddhist painting, regarded as one of the most representative examples of Korea’s large-scale ...

Among Korea’s rarest and most beautiful religious artifacts, the Goryeo Period Buddhist paintings were largely lost due to ...

Churches that once overflowed with congregants now see attendance dwindling, and the number of monastic recruits in Korean Buddhism’s Jogye Order has declined significantly since the late 1990s.

A towering 17th-century hanging Buddhist painting, regarded as one of the most representative examples of Korea’s large-scale Buddhist artworks, is set to be designated a national treasure ...

1982 -- The South Korean government decides to convert the former headquarters of the Japanese colonial government into a national museum. The former colonial building was demolished in 1995. 1983 -- ...

Every year on March 1, South Koreans commemorate the anniversary of the 1919 March 1 Movement, a nationwide uprising against ...

A 20-meter-tall Maitreya Buddha statue in the Mekong Delta has been recognized as one of the world's most impressive giant ...

Thousands in Ladakh have joined the hunger strike in Bodh Gaya for full control of the Mahabodhi temple, the place where ...

Plenty of South Korea’s Buddhist temples have cherry trees on their grounds, but one of the most popular during spring is Gakwonsa Temple. It’s located at the foot of forested Mount Taejo ...

China’s state media emphasize how his translated sutras contributed to the Pure Land and Tiantai sects of Buddhism and ultimately traveled on from China to Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia ...

A hanging Buddhist painting of Maitreya Buddha at Muryang Temple in Buyeo, South Chungcheong Province, will become a national treasure. The Korea Heritage Service announced ...