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ARTstor has collaborated with Carl and Jennifer Strom and the University of California, Los Angeles to digitize and distribute approximately 3,200 images of the art and architecture of Korean Buddhist monasteries from the Strom Archive.
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This is the Chogye Administrative Headquarters in Seoul, where I was made the First American International Buddhist teacher. I must have been interviewed by five of the highest ranking administrative monks of the order, and another ten monks lower down in the food chain. There was a lot of polical infighting for control of the order, [...]
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Korean history usually is divided into four periods: the Three Kingdoms (?-668 A.D.), the Unified Silla Kingdom(668-935 A.D.), the Goryeo Dynasty(935-1392 A.D.), and the Joseon Dynasty(1392-1910 A.D.). Although there is evidence of earlier contact with Buddhism, the official date for the introduction of Buddhism to Korea from China is 372 A.D. Since that time Korean [...]
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The Buddhist poems, ranging from 20th century poets such as the renowned monk-poet Han Yong-un to the contemporary Cho Choung-kwan, bring the refinement and depth of Buddhist-influenced thought and sentiment to the reader. Accompanying the excellently crafted translation of 112 poems by twelve Korean poets is Professor Noh? brief but most informative introduction in which [...]
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Seoul, South Korea — The most venerable Ja Seung, head of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, will visit North Korea, according to the biggest Buddhism sect Thursday. << Ven. Ja Seung, head of the Jogye Order, will make a four-day visit to North Korea starting Saturday. / Korea Times File He will leave Saturday [...]
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