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South Korea’s Worst Ever Wildfires Ravage Ancient Buddhist Temples and Menace Historic Villages
One monk said his old temple was ‘reduced to heaps of ashes,’ as the fires continue to rage across the country ...
Centuries-old Buddhist temple destroyed as ‘unprecedented’ South Korea wildfires leave at least 24 dead
South Korea redeployed firefighting helicopters after a fatal crash caused a temporary grounding on Wednesday as authorities ...
South Korea’s centuries-old Gounsa temple left in ruins by wildfires
Five days of wildfires, among South Korea’s worst, have left 24 people dead, destroyed more than 300 structures and forced ...
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New dorm buildings for Buddhist nuns' campus get the go-ahead in Three Rivers
Three Rivers council gave final approval this week to a development application from Buddhist nuns to construct two new dormitory buildings on land the group owns in eastern P.E.I. The two ...
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Buddhist nuns' request to build dorm buildings moves on to Three Rivers council for approval
A request by a Buddhist organization to build two new dormitory buildings for nuns on their compound in eastern P.E.I. will move on to Three Rivers council for approval, despite continued ...