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Tattooing in South Korea has a long and controversial history. South Korean law permits only licensed medical practitioners, as opposed to tattoo artists without medical degrees, to open tattoo parlors, although it is not illegal to have a tattoo. Only the army prohibits tattoos. People can get tattoos after serving in the military. [1]
Heungcheonsa (Korean: 흥천사) is a Buddhist temple of the Jogye Order in Donam-dong, Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea. Daebang Hall, one of the buildings in the temple, is a National Registered Cultural Heritage of South Korea. [1]
Temple of Confucius), also called Seoul Munmyo or Seonggyungwan Munmyo, is Korea's primary temple of Confucius. It is located in central Seoul, South Korea, on the campus of Sungkyunkwan University. Munmyo houses a shrine to Confucius known as Daeseongjeon, or "Hall of Great Achievement."
The Hoeamsa Temple in Yangju was built between 1374 and 1376 upon earlier structures. It was a temple of Seon, a Korean branch of the Zen Buddhism. This religious school flourished in Korea in the 14th century but declined under the Joseon Dynasty and the temple was closed in the 16th century. Although it fell into disrepair, the site layout ...
Sinheungsa (Korean: 신흥사), sometimes spelled Shinheungsa, is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. It is situated on the slopes of Seoraksan in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, South Korea. Sinheungsa is located in Seoraksan National Park, and many tourists hiking Seoraksan up to Ulsanbawi (peak) pass by
Baekdamsa (Korean: 백담사; Hanja: 百潭寺) is a Buddhist temple in Inje County, Gangwon province, South Korea.It was originally built in the 7th century, but due to war and natural disasters, the temple has been rebuilt numerous times since then. The present version was completed in 1957.
Myo-jang, president of the Korean Buddhist Foundation for Social Welfare, poses for a photograph at Jeondeung Temple, South Korea's oldest Buddhist monastery.
Tongdosa ceiling. Tongdosa (Korean: 통도사; lit. Salvation of the World through Mastery of Truth) [1] is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism and in the southern part of Mt. Chiseosan [2] near Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.