The Whole Universe Is Perfect
Charles Lacy | Retired USAF
How is it that an American boy born in Tacoma, Washington, winds up living as an expat in Korea 66 years later? In days long past, that might be considered odd, but in these days of cheap and easy plane travel, and widespread global tourism, i…
What is Disease according to Buddhism?
An Yang-gyu | Prof. of Division of Buddhism, Dongguk University at Gyeongju
King of Healing and Medicine of Dharma Buddhism gives deep insight into and teachings about the suffering of life. Of all the human suffering that inevitably accompanies life, the most pr…
Toward the “Luminous Buddha” along the Colorful Forest Path Filled with the Joy of Dharma
Girimsa Temple on Mt. Hamwolsan in Gyeongju
Eunjeok | Freelance Wrter
Autumn sunlight is noticed by the mind before the body. Its warmth touches the mind one step ahead of the skin. Then there is the autumn wind.…
Korean Temple Halls
Kim Han-young | Freelance Wrter
If you visit a Korean temple, you will find many halls dedicated to various Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, of which many appear in various forms of Mahayana Buddhism in northeast Asia and Vietnam. Theravada Buddhists of South and Southeast Asia only reco…
Sweet Potato Vine Kimchi at Choamsa Temple in Yeongju
Lee Kyong-ae | Director of Bukchon Museum of Life History
When the rain pours down as it did this summer, many crops sustain damage. Young summer radish and cabbage rot in the torrential rain, and greens to put on the table are scarce, despite it …