Young people from around the world bow three times at Woljeongsa Temple to pray for the Paris Olympics and world peace[청계천 옆 사진관]

2024-07-26 10:06:16

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A foreigner who participated in the global meditation practice program is participating in the shaving of the head at Woljeongsa Temple in Odaesan, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do on the 7th. Provided by the Munsu Youth Association

About 70 global youth from 25 countries around the world held a Sambo Ilbae ceremony at Woljeongsa Temple in Odaesan, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do to celebrate the opening of the Paris Olympics and pray for world peace.

Young people from around the world bow three times at Woljeongsa Temple to pray for the Paris Olympics and world peace[청계천 옆 사진관] — Young people from around the world who completed the head-shaving ceremony on the 7th are participating in the ordination ceremony. Provided by the Munsu Youth Association

The 4th district headquarters of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, Woljeongsa Temple on Mt. Odae (chief priest, Monk Jeongnyeom), and the Munsu Youth Association, together with the Woodenfish Foundation of the United States, also held a graduation ceremony for the ‘2024 Woljeongsa-Woodenfish Global Meditation Training Program (Woodenfish Monastic Life Program with Woljeongsa)’ at Woljeongsa Temple in Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do on the 25th. This program was held with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism from the 1st to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the ‘Monastic School’ for students currently attending universities around the world. After the hair-shaving ceremony and paying homage to the Jeokmyeolbogung, an ordination ceremony was also held on the 7th, where male practitioners received the five precepts along with a dharma name that included the letter Dong (東) and female practitioners received the letter Seo (西).

The students shared the Olympic spirit of the Paris Olympics slogan, “Venez partager: Made for Sharing” (Come, let’s share together) and read the “Declaration of World Peace” to overcome the climate crisis and bring about world peace. They also prayed for “the comfort and happiness of all living beings” and “peace on earth” while circling the octagonal nine-story stone pagoda of Woljeongsa Temple.

On the 25th, around 70 global youths from 25 countries around the world gathered at the fir forest path of Woljeongsa Temple in Odaesan Mountain, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon Province, together with the Munsu Youth Association (Chairman Haegong Seunim) and the Woodenfish Foundation of the United States (Chairman Yifa Seunim), and are performing the Sambo Ilbae to celebrate the opening of the Paris Olympics and pray for world peace. This event was held ahead of the graduation ceremony of the '2024 Woljeongsa-Woodenfish Global Meditation Training Program (Woodenfish Monastic Life Program with Woljeongsa)', which began on the 1st, with around 70 people from 25 countries around the world. Pyeongchang=Reporter Jeon Young-han scoopjyh@donga.com — On the 25th, around 70 global youths from 25 countries around the world gathered at the fir forest path of Woljeongsa Temple in Odaesan Mountain, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon Province, together with the Munsu Youth Association (Chairman Haegong Seunim) and the Woodenfish Foundation of the United States (Chairman Yifa Seunim), and are performing the Sambo Ilbae to celebrate the opening of the Paris Olympics and pray for world peace. This event was held ahead of the graduation ceremony of the ‘2024 Woljeongsa-Woodenfish Global Meditation Training Program (Woodenfish Monastic Life Program with Woljeongsa)’, which began on the 1st, with around 70 people from 25 countries around the world. Pyeongchang=Reporter Jeon Young-han [email protected]

Monk Jeongnyeom said, “I hope that along with the successful hosting of the Paris Olympics, everyone will put aside their hostility and vigilance, and live a life where world peace is the top priority, at least during the Olympic period.”

A foreigner is beating a moktak to the beat of the Sampo Ilbae. Pyeongchang=Reporter Jeon Yeong-han scoopjyh@donga.com — A foreigner is beating a moktak to the beat of the Sampo Ilbae. Pyeongchang=Reporter Jeon Yeong-han [email protected]

Since 2002, the Woodenfish Foundation has been operating meditation retreat programs in traditional temples where young people can experience the lifestyle, practices, and rituals of modern Buddhist practitioners, and has been spreading Buddhist culture to young people not only in the United States but also in Asia, Europe, and Africa.