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South Korea’s Worst Ever Wildfires Ravage Ancient Buddhist Temples and Menace Historic Villages
One monk said his old temple was ‘reduced to heaps of ashes,’ as the fires continue to rage across the country ...
South Korea’s centuries-old Gounsa temple is left in ruins by unprecedented wildfires
Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist ...
What ‘The White Lotus’ gets wrong about the meaning and goals of common Buddhist practices
A scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to full ordination as a monastic.
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Laos Catholics welcome new leader in national capital
Father Anthony Adoun Hongsaphong was ordained Apostolic Vicar of Vientiane on March 25 at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in ...
Centuries-old Buddhist temple destroyed as ‘unprecedented’ South Korea wildfires leave at least 24 dead
South Korea redeployed firefighting helicopters after a fatal crash caused a temporary grounding on Wednesday as authorities ...