Finding an emotional outlet in a country like South Korea, an ultra-competitive society that teaches little about coping with emotions, is tough. Left unaddressed, stress without a proper release ...

The Ven. Jinwoo, president of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, poses for a photo ahead of an interview with The Korea Herald at Jogyesa in Seoul on April 23. (Im Se-jun/The Korea Herald) Finding an ...

“The Haedong Goryeo Temple’s Iljumun Gate is engraved with the words, ‘History spans a thousand eons without growing old, and stretches across ten thousand years, always present.’ This means that even ...

Each temple has creatively incorporated seon meditation in their stay program and the Korean Buddhism Corps hopes that participants can experience the lifestyles of real monks and find their own ...