Otherwise, they were attentive as the monk went about his work enthusiastically at the 1,300-year-old temple in Busan, South Korea on a Saturday afternoon recently.

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A replica of a ship carrying Tongsinsa, or envoys of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) to Japan from the 17th to 19th centuries, on April 26 sails in front of Yeongdo Island in Busan. Made from pine tree ...

Busan's stunning clifftop Haedong Yonggungsa (Dragon Palace Temple by the Sea), with waves crashing beneath its grand pagodas, is one of just two Buddhist temples on the Korean peninsula to be ...