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 ...

SEOUL, South Korea — The deep roots Buddhism has sunk into Korean culture over the past 16 centuries were on display at the annual Lotus Lantern Festival for the Buddha's birthday. It was May, and ...

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 ...

Vol. 14, No. 2, Special Issue: Cross-cultural Currents of East Asian Buddhism in the 17th and 18th Centuries (October 2023), pp. 101-126 (26 pages) Korean Buddhist orthodoxy can be traced to a narrow ...

On Thursday, representatives of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism visited Yale to present a $1 million gift for Buddhist studies. The donation will be used to bring speakers to campus and sponsor ...

SEOUL — A South Korean deejay dressed as a Buddhist monk bounced up and down on stage while playing electronic music and shouting: “This too shall pass!” The performance brought cheers from a crowd of ...

Kim Kyeong-Ho is an expert in sagyeong, the reproduction by hand of Buddhist sutras. Master Kim sits at a drafting table — bright lights shining down on him — and dozens of people watching him. He’s ...

Two stolen Buddhist paintings from Yongyeon Temple in Daegu have returned to Korea from Japan after 27 years. The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism said Thursday it received the Yeongsan Hoesangdo (The ...

Yoon Seong-ho is a 47-year-old Buddhist, comedian, DJ and rising celebrity. A Buddhist DJ hopes to spin followers toward the faith in South Korea SEOUL, South Korea — The deep roots Buddhism has sunk ...

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 ...