Buddhistdoor View: Seoul’s Halloween Nightmare – Making Sense of Senseless Loss
Buddhistdoor Global
5 November 2022
The tragic circumstances of the crowd crush in Seoul have traumatized and bewildered survivors
Buddhist Leaders Join Memorial for Victims of Deadly Halloween Tragedy in Seoul
Craig C Lewis
4 November 2022
Buddhist leaders and sangha members gathered in central Seoul on Tuesday, among representatives of South Korea’s seven major religious orders, to memorialize the people who
Engaged Buddhism: 20th Biennial INEB Conference Concludes in South Korea with a Commitment to Action, Peace, and Change
Craig C Lewis
1 November 2022
SEOUL, South Korea – The 20th Biennial Conference of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB), jointly organized with Jungto Society, concluded in Seoul on
New Head of Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism Takes Office
Craig C Lewis
28 September 2022
Ven. Jinwoo, the new president of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, South Korea’s largest Buddhist order, formally took office today, marking the official start
Religious Leaders Call for Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Korea
Craig C Lewis
20 July 2022
As South Korea’s Constitutional Court launched an open hearing on the constitutional legality of capital punishment, the leaders of seven religious groups, including the Jogye
Korea Resumes Annual Lantern Festival to Celebrate the Birth of the Buddha
Craig C Lewis
10 May 2022
Korea’s annual Yeondeunghoe (연등회), popularly known as the Lotus Lantern Festival, marking the birth of the Buddha, has once again illuminated Seoul.
International Buddhism and Eco-Dharma to Feature in Korea this Week
Justin Whitaker
9 November 2021
Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism helps to feature eco-Buddhism as culture, art, and religion respond to climate change
Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism Condemns Myanmar Military in Solidarity with Pro-Democracy Movement
Justin Whitaker
18 March 2021
Korean monks prostrated to the UN and issued a…
UNESCO Lists Korea’s Buddhist Lantern Festival as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Craig C Lewis
4 January 2021
Yeondeunghoe festival of light celebrates the birth of the…
Engaged Buddhism: JTS Korea Brings Warmth to Vulnerable Communities amid Winter Freeze
Craig C Lewis
24 December 2020
Compassionate relief amid pandemic restrictions
Rare 19th Century Buddhist Painting Returns to Korea from the UK
Craig C Lewis
29 July 2020
Painting to be restored to original home at Songgwang…
Korean Buddhists Cancel Lotus Lantern Festival as Pandemic Caution Lingers
Craig C Lewis
22 May 2020
Recent COVID-19 cluster prompts renewed caution…