Nearly 350,000 people took part in "temple stays," or an overnight cultural program held at Buddhist temples, last year, ...

Korea Forest Service staff observe a wildfire in Andong on Thursday - Anthony Wallace/AFP South Korean police detained a man suspected of performing an ancestral rite that later grew into the ...

Korean Temple Food, Designated as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage, Expands Its Global Reach Through International Events and Cultural Diplomacy SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist temple complex, burning down two buildings that had been ...

Try chewing them as they are once,” said Wooil Sunim, a Buddhist monk who served as an instructor at a one-day temple food ...

TOKYO (AP) — A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago was returned on Monday, following a yearslong legal battle between Japan and South Korea over its ...

A South Korean court ruled Wednesday that a 14th century Korean Buddhist statue should be sent back to a Japanese temple from where it was stolen in 2012. The statue’s return had been put on hold for ...

The 18th-century painting, which the Met acquired in 2007, is believed to have been removed from a South Korean temple while it was controlled by the U.S. Army. By Derrick Bryson Taylor The ...

A South Korean court on Wednesday rejected a Buddhist temple’s claim to a statue that it said Japanese pirates looted in the 14th century, clearing the way for Japan to press for its return. The ...