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Jogye leader election in big mess

Senior monks are competing to become the next leader of the Jogye Order, the country’s largest Buddhist order, and the intensity between the candidates is beginning to turn the race into an ill-tempered competition.

Religions | 2013-06-16 17:01

Buddhists, Incheon airport fight lantern row

Korea’s largest Buddhist order has called on the interim CEO of Incheon International Airport to resign, extending a conflict that erupted earlier this month over Buddha’s Birthday celebrations there.

Religions | 2013-05-29 19:18

Nhat Hanh shares secrets to peaceful mind

Most of the sufferings people experience in relationships are not really caused by others but themselves, says Vietnam’s celebrated Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. His visit garnered rapt attention in a country where “healing” has become a buzzword as people look for ways to make their overstressed lives healthier.

Religions | 2013-05-14 16:54

Colorful nights: lotus lantern festival starts Friday

Colorful lotus lanterns will illuminate Buddhist temples in Seoul and the city’s downtown stream of Cheonggyecheon from May 10 to 12 to celebrate the 2,576th birthday of Buddha, which falls on May 17.

Religions | 2013-05-06 17:17

Churches clash ahead of WCC meeting

Churches being partisan may be no longer news but their division coming to open hostility should be taken as a different matter.

Religions | 2013-02-17 15:20

Two religious groups permitted to visit NK for exchanges

Two South Korean religious groups were this week given approval for plans to visit North Korea to promote cooperation with their counterparts in the North, Seoul's Unification Ministry said Tuesday.

Religions | 2012-11-06 15:23

Protestant churches make policy proposal ahead of election

A group representing South Korea's progressive Protestant churches on Monday unveiled its proposal of tax, welfare and other policies for adoption by candidates in the December presidential election based on its own analysis of the government's budget spending.

Religions | 2012-10-29 11:22

Templestay marks a decade

Since the templestay program was first introduced ahead of the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup in a move to promote traditional Korean Buddhist culture, its popularity has been steadily soaring attracting both local and foreign tourists.

Religions | 2012-10-17 16:36

Buddhist leader to give lecture in New York

The spiritual leader of Korea's largest Buddhist sect will give a lecture in New York City next month for two independent groups of religious leaders in the United States, organizers said Tuesday.

Religions | 2012-09-19 04:07

35,000 people mourn unification church founder at funeral

An estimated 35,000 mourners attended an emotion-filled funeral for Unification Church leader and founder Rev. Sun Myung Moon in the church's main compound in Gapyeong, east of Seoul, on Saturday, according to the church.

Religions | 2012-09-15 14:15

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