South Korean singles look for their dream match at Buddhist temple retreat

In a picturesque Buddhist temple, young South Korean men and women walk hand-in-hand, one wearing a blindfold and the other describing the path ahead as they walk towards a gate where legend tells them dreams come true.Observed by a monk, the trust-building walk is part of a two-day Buddhist matchmaking retreat at Naksansa, a hilltop temple founded in 671 CE during the Silla Dynasty on South Korea’s northeastern coast in what is now Yangyang County.The Korean Buddhist Foundation for Social Welfare launched its blind date program in 2023 to help tackle the country’s low birthrate, the wor…READ FULL ARTICLE