Buddhism in Korea

branch of Mahāyāna Buddhism focused on achieving rebirth in a Pure Land

Seokguram () is a hermitage and part of the Bulguksa temple complex in Gyeongju, South Korea. It and Bulguksa are both on the mountain Tohamsan, although the two are separated by distance of around . The grotto overlooks the East Sea and rests 750 meters above sea level. In 1962, it was designated the 24th National Treasure of South Korea. In 1995, Seokguram was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List together with the Bulguksa Temple. It exemplifies some of the best Buddhist sculptures in the world.

birthday of the Prince Siddhartha Gautama

traditions of Buddhism popular in the Korean peninsula

thumb|right|250px|Central Asian bhikkhu|Buddhist monk teaching a Chinese monk. [[Bezeklik Caves, 9th–10th century; although Albert von Le Coq (1913) assumed the blue-eyed, red-haired monk was a Tocharian, modern scholarship has identified similar Caucasoid figures of the same cave temple (No. 9) as ethnic Sogdians, an Eastern Iranian people who inhabited Turfan as an ethnic minority community during the phases of Tang Chinese (7th–8th century) and Uyghur rule (9th–13th century).]]

two wrathful and muscular guardians of the Buddha standing at the entrance of Buddhist temples in East Asian Buddhism

Jesa (, ) is a ceremony commonly practiced in Korea. Jesa functions as a memorial to the ancestors of the participants. Jesa are usually held on the anniversary of the ancestor's death. The majority of Catholics, Buddhists and nonbelievers practice ancestral rites, although Protestants do not.

Buddhist mantra

thumb|Uicheon, the founder of the Korean Tiantai school

thumb|390x390px|Kim Myo Seon performing Seungmoo in traditional costume called Changsam Seungmu is a Korean dance performed by Buddhist monks. It is one of the most famous Korean traditional dances and designated as South Korea's important intangible cultural asset number 27 in 1969. It has been developed into a solo dance by professional dancers.

Zen school of Korean Buddhism

thumb|Golgulsa monk practicing Sunmudo

Ichadon (; 501 AD – 527 AD) was a Silla Buddhist monk and the advisor to King Beopheung. He was also known as '''Kŏch'adon (), or by his courtesy name, Yŏmch'ok (), or Yŏmdo,''' (),

Korean Buddhist sculpture

thumb|A Buddhist temple built by Korean Jaegaseung minority thumb|An example of oatmeal paper traditionally produced by Jaegaseung minority in Korea

Malananta (fl. late 4th century) was an Indian Buddhist monk and missionary who brought Buddhism to the southern Korean peninsula in the 4th century. Multiple romanizations of Malananta's name may be found, including Meghananda (मेघानंदा), Malananda, '''Maranant'a and Maalaananda'''. He was among the first to bring Buddhist teaching, or Dharma, to Korea. The Samguk yusa and Samguk yusa record him as the one who brought Buddhism to King Chimnyu of Baekje in 384 CE, along with Sundo in Goguryeo and Ado in Silla. Buddhism, a religion originating in what is now India, was transmitted to Korea via