As one of the most popular tourist destinations in Asia, Travel Weekly offers a guide on the 10 lesser-known destinations in ...

South Korea and Japan’s ties have a complicated history but a dispute over a 14th-century Buddhist statue only added to the ...

A staff member unveils the cover of "Avatamsaka Sutra, Volume 22, Main Text, in Gold on Indigo Paper" during a media briefing ...

Hopes for renewed inter-Korean cooperation grew Monday after North Korea's Kumgangsan was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...

A 35-year-old woman in Thailand has been arrested for allegedly blackmailing several monks with photos and videos of their ...

Just two months after a 14th-century Korean Buddhist statue, previously stolen from a Japanese temple and brought to Korea, ...

PM Kim visits Buddhist leader Prime Minister Kim Min-seok (L) poses for a photo with Ven. Jinwoo, chief of the Jogye Order, ...

The case of Wirapol Sukphol, the infamous “jet-set monk” who was sentenced to over 100 years in prison for fraud, money ...

Asia, the most populous continent, boasts a rich tapestry of cultures, religions, and ancient civilizations. From the Indus ...

Mount Kumgang is North Korea's third World Cultural Heritage site, joining the Complex of Koguryo Tombs inscribed in 2004 and ...

The spiritual ceremony included mandala offerings, long-life prayers, and collective chanting of Guru Yoga by both Tibetan and Korean monks. Lay practitioners and attendees offered ceremonial white ...

A temple in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, earlier this month provided a South Korean temple with 3D image data of a Buddhist ...