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At 1,000 Days in Office, Korea’s Top Buddhist Leader Charts a Digital Future for an Aging Faith

At 1,000 Days in Office, Korea’s Top Buddhist Leader Charts a Digital Future for an Aging Faith

SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — With the rhythmic crack of a jukbi (bamboo clapper) echoing through Jogyesa Temple in central Seoul, more than 400 monks and lay followers bowed in unison—once, twice, continuing until they completed 108 prostrations. The ritual, representing the 108 earthly afflictions in Buddhist teachings, marked a deeply symbolic milestone: the 1,000th [...]