Ex-leader of Jogye Order dies in temple fire

Ven. Jaseung, a former head of the Jogye Order, South Korea's largest Buddhist sect, speaks during a ceremony at Jogye Temple in Seoul to welcome a pilgrimage group that returned from its 1,167-kilometer journey on foot to visit eight sacred Buddhist sites in India, in this file photo dated March 23, 2023. He was killed in a fire at a dormitory for Buddhist monks inside Chiljang Temple in Anseong, south of Seoul, on Nov. 29, 2023, according to a senior official at Bongeun Temple in southern Seoul. (Yonhap)

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