Korean Zen (Son) Buddhism focuses on the enlightenment of a sudden awakening. The Korean word for Ch'an or Zen is Son. Buddhism is highly significant in Korea. Figures from 1991 showed 26 Buddhist ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Yonhap News) ― With more than 80 Buddhist centers ringing California’s San Francisco Bay, the area is hardly bereft of such belief. But two stand out among them, specializing in what ...

One of the most effective means of globalizing Korean Buddhism or introducing it to the West is through good books. “Open the Mind, See the Light” by “Seon” (Zen) master Jinje is highly recommended ...

"Are you new? Where do you live?" Gosung Shin asks before beginning the morning dharma talk at the American Zen College in Germantown. "Yes, I'm new," responds the first-time visitor to the ...

TEHACHAPI, Calif. — Atop the snow-covered mountains, the American Zen Buddhist monk awakens and begins his day with the morning bell chant, a series of 108 bows and the meditation exercises that are ...

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” — Maya Angelou This past Sunday our oldest daughter was ...

Indians might soon be sipping tea from delicate Korean ceramic bowls thanks to a group of 67 artistes from South Korea who have brought their exquisite crockery, developed according to Zen Buddhist ...

The Korean word for Ch'an or Zen is Son. Buddhism is highly significant in Korea. Figures from 1991 showed 26 Buddhist sects and 9,231 temples with more than 11 million followers in Korea. The largest ...