Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist temple complex, burning down two buildings that had been designated ...

NAGAOKAKYO, Kyoto Prefecture--An 11-face Kannon Buddhist statue kept at Otokunidera ... is only the third known example in Japan of an ancient wooden deity having been carved during a single ...

UNESCO’s executive board on May 24 approved the archives of the Buddhist monk Enchin (814-891) for inclusion. Enchin founded the Tendai Jimon sect after bringing back the teachings of Chinese ...

new video loaded: Deadly Wildfires Destroy Historic Landmarks in South Korea Wildfires in South Korea have resulted in deaths, turned an ancient Buddhist temple into ashes and forced the ...

UNESCO says ancient Buddhist scriptures stored at Tokyo's Zojoji temple will be added to its Memory of the World list. The documents, known as the Three Editions of Buddhist Sacred Canons ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist temple, ruining two of its three state-design ...

UISEONG, 26 March (BelTA - Yonhap) - An ancient Buddhist temple in the southeastern county of Uiseong was burned down Tuesday as the nation struggled to contain wildfires that ravaged the ...

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