Hwebul (Hangul: 훼불 "hwebul", Hanja: 毁佛) is derived from a Korean term. "hwe" means "destroy, damage, break" and "bul" means "buddha, buddhist". The term means vandalizing or damaging Buddhist things. Such as setting fire or breaking into buddhist temples, destroying buddhist statues, or commit violence to monks or people who believe buddhism.