South Korea’s supreme court rejected a South Korean temple’s claim to a disputed Buddhist statue, which was stolen from a Japanese temple more than a decade ago. In the ruling on Oct. 26 ...
Buseoksa temple, located in South Korea’s South Chungcheong province, announced on Dec. 25 its plan to conduct a 100-day ritual featuring the disputed statue at the temple around the period of ...
Asia Society Korea’s Travel Series helped brush up your historical knowledge last month with a trip to the Independence Hall in Cheonan. This month we will unleash your inner Zen with a temple stay.
In the penultimate episode of Asia Society Korea’s UNESCO World Heritage Series, we visited Haeinsa Temple, a site that has been on the heritage list since 1995. Located within Gayasan National Park, ...