Buddhism in South Korea

Only the stone foundations remain of one of the greatest Buddhist temples in early East Asian history.

Visiting this grotto is symbolic of a spiritual journey into Nirvana.

Though it is hundreds of years old, the intricate details on this 23-foot rock carving of Buddha have been preserved.

This grand temple complex from the Old Silla era of Korea is home to a stone pagoda that was build in the 7th century.

One of only a handful of seaside temples in Korea, this sacred space is home to a legendary healing Buddha statue and a traffic safety prayer pagoda.

Known as the birthplace of Korean Buddhism, this temple features an ancient, five-story stone pagoda.

The only wooden pagoda remaining in South Korea is part of a Buddhist temple that was established in the year 553.

The name of the only golden Buddhist temple in Korea translates as "the temple that protects the country."

An unusual pagoda design in in the northwestern part of Hwaeomsa Temple.

This human-made pond is part of a Korean palace complex first built in the 7th century.

This pagoda was once the central feature of a Buddhist temple that no longer exists.

An all-female order shares an ancient culinary art with visitors at their mountaintop monastery.

To enter the lower hall of this temple, you must first walk through a dragon.

Over 80,000 carved wood blocks make up one of the world's oldest intact Buddhist canons.