Just two months after a 14th-century Korean Buddhist statue, previously stolen from a Japanese temple and brought to Korea, was returned to Japan in May, a temp ...

Gyeongju, Korea's ancient capital, hosts rich historic sites and culture, drawing international students for a tour ahead of ...

Korean officials discovered the painting in the Smart Museum’s collection at the University of Chicago. It was stolen from a temple nearly 35 years ago.

The National Museum of Korea, the country’s largest and most representative cultural institution, saw 2.7 million visitors in ...

A centuries-old Korean structure taken to Japan during the colonial era has finally come home. On June 24, South Korea’s ...

A North Korean man who identified himself as a civilian crossed the heavily fortified military demarcation line between the ...

A fire broke out at the Korean Buddhism History and Culture Memorial Hall within Jogyesa Temple in central Seoul on June 10, prompting the evacuation of around 300 people but causing no injuries, fire ...

The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist followers have worshipped him for decades as a near deity.

Need a break from the daily grind? The Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism will run a templestay program throughout July and ...

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ...

The martyrs include three French missionaries and a Korean priest executed for violating a ban on Christianity ...