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 ...

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 ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) has returned a Buddhist scroll painting, The Tenth King of Hell, to Sinheungsa ...

WHY IT RATES: Staying at one of these seven Korean Buddhist temples offers travelers a way to learn about the Korean Buddhist culture and get the unique experience of a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Join British university students Josh, Max, and Armand as they embark on a delicious journey through Jeollanam-do, South ...

Join three British rappers as they embark on a spiritual journey through Korea, experiencing a serene temple stay and the ...

There are some 900 traditional Buddhist temples in South Korea – and around 20,000 in total. A visit to any of these local places of worship – many of them centuries old — can be a humbling, calming ...

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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 ...

This month’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games has thrust South Korea’s quiet Gangwon Province, northeast of Seoul, into the limelight. Despite the current flurry of activity, the area is actually ...