SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Monks of the Jogye Order, South Korea’s largest Buddhist sect, have embarked on a pilgrimage to sacred temples in India and Nepal. Prior to their departure on Thursday, the monks visited the Jogye Temple in downtown Seoul to hold a pre-pilgrimage ritual. The monks will fly to India and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Social and Labor Affairs Committee of the Jogye Order, South Korea’s largest Buddhist sect, on Tuesday held a prayer ceremony near the Myanmar Embassy in Seoul wishing for democracy in the Southeast Asian country. Ven. Hyemun prayed for the souls of those sacrificed by the Myanmar military junta, [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of Buddhist monks and human rights organizations have staged a parade in downtown Seoul calling for peace in Ukraine. Seven monks from Jogye Order, South Korea’s largest Buddhist sect, and civic activists on Tuesday conduct an “ochetuji” march from the Jogye Temple to the Russian Embassy, calling [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent protest march in South Korea by Buddhist monks and Myanmar activists calling for democracy in Myanmar by throwing their bodies to the ground is gaining attention in the Southeast Asian nation. Four monks from the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, joined by students and activists from Myanmar, [...]