» by GI Korea May 16th, 2012 at 8:38 am » Comments (18)

Via a reader tip comes this news that the Jogye Buddhist monk scandal in South Korea could become much worse: Following the recent scandal that exposed monks of the largest Buddhist ...more »

» by GI Korea May 11th, 2012 at 1:14 pm » Comments (11)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="499" caption="A kindergarten student in South Korea's southernmost resort island of Jeju frowns as his head is shaved to experience the life of a child monk on ...more »

» by GI Korea November 25th, 2011 at 5:36 pm » Comments (1)

I have been to many Buddhist temples in Korea, but one I had been meaning to visit for quite sometime was Songgwangsa Temple located in the Jeollanam-do province on the ...more »

» by GI Korea April 29th, 2011 at 9:18 pm » Comments (4)

This will be a lot of work for these Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka to do: "One hundred Sri Lankan Buddhist monks will be provided with opportunity to learn the ...more »

» by GI Korea February 24th, 2011 at 1:01 pm » Comments (4)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Students at Dongguk University, a Buddhist-affiliated university, engage yesterday in the practice of 108 bows at a ceremony for the new president, calling for a freeze ...more »

» by GI Korea April 20th, 2010 at 12:50 pm » Comments (11)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="In an apparent indication of the widening rift between the Lee Myung-bak administration and the Buddhist community, a massive rally attended by 10,000 Buddhists and activists ...more »

» by GI Korea December 23rd, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

Via Punjapit. more »

» by GI Korea August 7th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Monks walk out of Seunga Temple at the foot of Mount Bukhan in Seoul yesterday as they end a 3-month-long summer meditation period. By Choi Seung-shik"][/caption] Via ...more »

» by GI Korea April 19th, 2009 at 1:16 pm » Comments (9)

[caption id="attachment_12550" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Child monks: Children stroke each other’s heads during a program to give them opportunities to learn about Buddhism at the Sinheung Temple in Gangwon Province, Friday. ...more »

» by GI Korea May 24th, 2008 at 5:41 pm » Comments (1)

Korea is famous for its variety of Buddhist temples. Most temples are easy to get to and readily accessible to the public. However some temples are located in ...more »