A fire broke out at around 11:56 p.m. on July 5 at a temple in Sacheon-myeon, Sancheong County, South Gyeongsang Province.

Venerable Deoksan, a monk known for dancing to K-pop and Michael Jackson, aims to connect with youth. His journey from police officer to monk emphasizes personal choice and guidance for the lost.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The head monk at a world-famous Buddhist temple in China is under ...

"The temple is now empty of monks," a local official told Agence France-Presse, "and nearby villagers are concerned" Maria Pasquini is a Senior News Editor for PEOPLE, covering Human Interest. She has ...

Detectives in Nashville are searching for five suspects who attacked a Buddhist monk in a caught-on-camera assault after robbing a Buddhist temple over the weekend, authorities said Wednesday. The ...

A Buddhist monk used a spare shelf bracket to hold off a pair of gun-wielding bandits during the robbery of his Brooklyn temple, he told the Daily News Monday. Bun Sim said he was sleeping in his ...

In the near future, Japan will launch a prayer temple called Jotenin Gounji into low orbit around our planet. Over the past few years, Kyoto Japan-based UNESCO World Heritage site Daigoji Temple ...

A Buddhist temple in central Thailand was completely empty on Tuesday after every monk typically stationed at the house of worship tested positive for methamphetamine, district official Boonlert ...