All posts tagged "Buddhist"

  • A monk wearing a Santa hat walks past Christmas lights and decorations set up at the Jogye Temple in Seoul on Dec. 16, 2015. The temple is of the Jogye Order, the largest Buddhist sect in the country. (Yonhap)
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    A monk wearing a Santa hat walks past Christmas lights and decorations set up at the Jogye Temple in Seoul on Dec. 16, 2015. The temple is of the Jogye Order, the largest Buddhist sect in the...

    • Posted December 17, 2015
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    Buddhist scroll painting breaks S. Korean auction record

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — A Buddhist scroll painting has become the most expensive South Korean ancient artwork to be sold in an auction on Wednesday. “Cheongnyangsan Gwaebultaeng,” designated as South Korea’s National Treasure No. 1210, was sold at...

    • Posted December 16, 2015
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    Police extend ultimatum to labor union leader holed up in Buddhist temple

    By Jhoo Dong-chan South Korean police called off operations to arrest an umbrella union leader who has been holed up in Jogye Temple in central Seoul, Wednesday, after accepting senior monks’ mediation proposal. After sealing off the...

    • Posted December 9, 2015
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  • This file photo shows Buddhist priests attending the 17th annual conference of Buddhists of South Korea, China and Japan march for peace on a road near South Korea's border with North Korea, waving a flag symbolizing a reunified Korea. (Yonhap)
    Buddhist leaders of Koreas to meet in N. Korea for joint events

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Buddhist leaders of the two Koreas will meet in the North Korean border town of Kaesong this week to discuss planned joint events, the South Korean organizer said Wednesday. The representatives from South Korea’s...

    • Posted September 30, 2015
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  • Buddhist believers holding lanterns in the shape of lotus flowers walk around the Gwanghwamun Plaza to celebrate upcoming Buddha's birthday on May 25 in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    World Buddhist leaders to gather in Seoul to pray for peace

    SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) — Some 400 Buddhist leaders from around the world will gather in Seoul Friday for a three-day conference to pray for Korean reunification and world peace. Prepared to mark the 70th anniversary of...

    • Posted May 15, 2015
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    Christmas tree in Buddhist temple

    (YONHAP) — A ceremony is underway at the Jogye Temple in Seoul on Dec. 17, 2014, to light a Christmas tree with Buddhist monks and Christian leaders attending. South Korean Buddhists have been celebrating Christmas to show...

    • Posted December 17, 2014
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  • This file photo shows Buddhist priests attending the 17th annual conference of Buddhists of South Korea, China and Japan march for peace on a road near South Korea's border with North Korea, waving a flag symbolizing a reunified Korea. (Yonhap)
    Buddhist priests from S. Korea, China, Japan gather to pray for peace

    PAJU, South Korea (Yonhap) — Hundreds of Buddhist priests from South Korea, China and Japan prayed for peace on the Korean Peninsula during a joint religious service held at a place just south of the heavily armed...

    • Posted November 19, 2014
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