The Lantern

Buddhist monks inspire crowd with dance, chants

Ohio State hosted a traditional Korean Buddhist monk group that performed a special dance honoring Buddha Friday night. Buddhist monks from the Young San Preservation Group performed a two-hour ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph

Make Buddhism cool again: South Korea's controversial DJ 'monk'

With a shaved head and flowing monk robes, a South Korean DJ chants traditional Buddhist scripture mixed with Gen-Z life advice over a thumping EDM beat, as the crowd goes wild. Meet Youn Sung-ho, a ...
WUNC

A Buddhist DJ hopes to spin followers toward the faith in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea — The deep roots Buddhism has sunk into Korean culture over the past 16 centuries were on display at the annual Lotus Lantern Festival for the Buddha's birthday. It was May, and ...
CNN

Reunification the dream for South Korea’s Buddhist patriarch

As the sun set over South Korea’s capital, the usual cacophony of sounds associated with a bustling major city was replaced by human voices – hundreds of thousands of them, chanting peacefully. An ...