Depicted by the statue is the Buddha Amitābha, a prominent figure in Mahayana Buddhism.

Johnny Somali, the U.S. YouTuber indicted for mocking Korea’s Statue of Peace, a statue symbolizing victims of sexual slavery during Japanese colonial rule, and engaging in other offensive acts ...

SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Buddhist temple's claim to a 700-year-old statue purportedly looted from its premises by Japanese pirates in the 14th century ...

Online streamer Rammy Khalid Ismael, recognized as Johnny Somali is reportedly knee-deep in controversies. Ismael was scheduled to appear in a South Korean court on April 9, 2025.

Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi expressed deep regret over the presence of statues in the German cities of Cologne and Kassel to honor the victims of Japanese military ...

DAEJEON, South Korea--A Buddhist priest from Nagasaki Prefecture demanded the quick return of a statue stolen from his temple a decade ago and smuggled to South Korea in his first court appearance ...