Wildfire-ravaged Buddhist temple A bell is seen broken at the remains of the bell pavilion at Goun Temple in Uiseong, North Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on March 26, 2025, after it ...

“Offering the bell represented a commitment to killing people and goes against Buddhism teachings itself,” said Yasuda, 59. Saijunji temple in Kitagata, Gifu Prefecture, embedded 28 military ...

The Gounsa temple was reportedly originally built in 681 A.D. during the Shilla dynasty that ruled more than half of the ...

The 1,300-year-old Gounsa temple in Uiseong County, a major Buddhist landmark, was among the dozens of buildings that have burned to the ground with its ceremonial bell the only piece appearing ...