A sacred North Korean mountain was recently recognized as a UNESCO Global Geopark, the first time a natural site in the country has been included on the list. Mount Paektu, an active volcano and ...

It is nestled at the foot of Deungun Mountain in the southeastern ... 20 monks and other workers live at the temple, but none have been injured. The Korea Heritage Service said the temple ...

Temple food, a taste of humble nature offered at mountain temples, is the most peaceful meal that ... Even today the 1700 - year - old tradition is alive at Korean Buddhist temples. Wookwan entered ...

SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- Korean temple cuisine, which embodies Buddhist ... document dishes like vegetarian dumplings and mountain mustard kimchi. During the Joseon Dynasty, temples played ...

A South Korean high court on Feb. 1 ruled that a centuries-old Buddhist statue belongs to the Japanese temple that it was stolen from about 10 years ago and should be returned, overturning a lower ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist temple complex, burning down two buildings ...