Ven. Jaseung, a prominent former head of the Jogye Order, the largest Buddhist sect in Korea, passed away in a fire that occurred at a temple in Gyeonggi Province on Wednesday, sending shockwaves across the country. He was 69.
Ven. Jaseung, a former leader of Korea s largest Buddhist sect, the Jogye Order, immolated himself, the order said Thursday, after he was found dead in a temple fire a day earlier.
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