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

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

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 ...

One of world’s biggest global news blogs “Global Voice” recently illuminated the controversial 2012 presidential election in ...

Buddhism was first introduced to Korea from China in the fourth century of the Three Kingdoms Period (57 BC–668 AD). It was subsequently adopted as the official state religion in each of the three ...

In the early stages of history in Korea, religious and political functions were combined but later became distinct. Historically, Koreans lived under the influences of shamanism, Buddhism, Daoism or ...

[PARK SANG-MOON] Yangyang, GANGWON — Monks have become matchmakers and a Buddhist temple has turned into a religiously blessed date place in Korea. In the country with the world's lowest ...

There are a variety of ways in which rabbits make their appearance at Korean Buddhist temples. One of these ways is through dancheong, which is a painting style that covers wooden surfaces with a ...