SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Free admission to 65 Buddhist temples that own or manage state-designated cultural properties across the country began Thursday. This was made possible as a revised law requiring the state to compensate such civilian organizations for the admission fees that they waive for visitors came into force that day. Before [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Admission fees for 65 Buddhist temples affiliated with the Jogye Order, South Korea’s largest Buddhist sect, around the country will be scrapped starting this week, the cultural heritage authority and the sect said Monday. The free admission will begin Thursday, when a revised law requiring the state to make [...]
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SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In a survey taken three years ago, as many as 85 percent of Koreans said they are not happy. The news report was indeed shocking to the viewers. In a follow-up questionnaire about “spiritual quotient” in late 2011 conducted by the Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism on 5,011 adults, asking [...]