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Buddhist sect to promote culture, cuisine during Unesco heritage meeting in Busan

The Jogye Order will operate various booths on the sidelines of the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee and invite visiting delegations to a Buddhist cuisine dinner at Beomeo Temple.

2026.7.6

A group of 20 eligible bachelors and bachelorettes dressed in hanbok stand in front of a Buddha statue at Naksan Temple in Yangyang, Gangwon, on Friday evening as participants of a dating program dubbed “Naneun Jeollo,' which was hosted by the Korean Buddhist Foundation for Social Welfare and the Ministry of Health and Welfare. [PARK SANG-MOON]

Buddhist monks play Cupid — with a 60% success rate, no less — as Korea struggles to lift low birthrates

Monks have become matchmakers and a Buddhist temple has turned into a religiously blessed date place in Korea. Ten eligible bachelors and ten bachelorettes took part in a two-day dating program dubbed "Naneun Jeollo" at Naksan Temple in Gangwon.

2024.8.12

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President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, and first lady Kim Keon Hee, second from left, attend a ceremony marking the return of rare 14th-century Buddhist relics from the United States to Korea in Yangju, Gyeonggi on Sunday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Yoon lauds return of Buddhist relics as symbol of closer ties with U.S.

President Yoon Suk Yeol highlighted that the return of rare 14th-century Buddhist relics from a U.S. museum is a testament to closer Seoul-Washington relations as he attended a ceremony in Yangju, Gyeonggi, Sunday marking their repatriation.

2024.5.19

DJ NewJeansNim performs during 2024 International Buddhism Expo (BEXPO2024) which was held from April 4 to 7 at SETEC in Gangnam District, southern Seoul. [INTERNATIONAL BUDDHISM EXPO]

DJ NewJeansNim, who dresses as Buddhist monk, loses shows in Malaysia

DJ NewJeansNim, a Korean comedian who DJs in a monk outfit, has come under fire in Malaysia for denigrating the religion.

2024.5.10

Silver-gilt Lamaist pagoda-shaped sarira reliquary, dating back to the 14th century during the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) [MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON]

Sarira, reliquary to return to Seoul after 85 years in Boston

A culturally significant sarira, or the sacred remains of Buddhist monks that take the form of small jewels or pearls found among their cremated remains, from Korea’s 14th century Goryeo (918-1392) Buddhist monks will return to Korea.

2024.2.6

Venerable Jinwoo of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism speaks during a New Year's press conference at the Korean Buddhism History and Culture Memorial Hall on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Korean Buddhist order announces new meditation programs for public

Korean meditation will become more accessible to the general public, Venerable Jinwoo, the 37th President of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, said in a press conference held Wednesday.

2024.1.18

A cremation ceremony for Ven. Jaseung, a former head of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, is held at Yongjusa, a temple in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, on Sunday. A funeral ceremony attended by thousands of people, including political and religious leaders, was held at the Jogye Temple in central Seoul earlier Sunday. The late monk died after self-immolating at a temple in Gyeonggi last Wednesday. [NEWS1]

President pays tribute to late Buddhist monk as thousands mourn passing

Thousands of people attended a funeral ceremony Sunday for Ven. Jaseung, the former head of Korea's largest Buddhist sect, who died last week.

2023.12.3

Main: A team of investigators, including forensic experts, police and firefighters, investigate on Thursday the scene where the former head of the Jogye Order, Jaseung, allegedly committed suicide by setting fire to a residence where he was staying at Chiljang Temple in Anseong, Gyeonggi. Inset: Former head of Jogye Order Jaseung. [YONHAP].

Police leaving all possibilities open in prominent Buddhist monk's death, despite suicide notes

The 69-year-old monk died on Wednesday at 6:50 p.m. at the monk’s residence at Chiljang Temple in Anseong, Gyeonggi, which burned to the ground.The police found two notes allegedly written by the monk.

2023.11.30

U.S. scouts drink water as they prepare to leave the Jamboree campsite in Buan County, North Jeolla, on Sunday. [YONHAP]

Scout exodus continues as local governments prepare welcome

Delegations continued leaving the troubled 25th World Scout Jamboree on Sunday despite the Korean government’s additional promises to ensure safety, with the North Jeolla scouting group blaming their exit on an alleged incident of sexual harrassment.

2023.8.6

Democratic Party Rep. Do Jong-hwan takes a bow to Chinese officials and other attendees after walking off stage in making a speech at the China Xizang Tourism and Culture Expo on Saturday. Some seven DP representatives left for China as they were invited to the event by the Chinese government. [YONHAP]

Korea's largest Buddhist sect slams DP lawmakers' comments on Tibet

DP Rep. Do Jong-hwan, who was invited at the China Xizang Tourism and Culture Expo in Tibet, appeared on a radio show where he dismissed human rights violations in Tibet as something that happened more than seven decades ago

2023.6.22