Ex-leader of Jogye Order dies in temple fire

Police officers examine the site of a fire at a dormitory for Buddhist monks inside Chiljang Temple in Anseong, south of Seoul, on Nov. 30, 2023. The blaze, which erupted at 6:50 p.m. the previous day, killed Ven. Jaseung, a former head of the Jogye Order, South Korea's largest Buddhist sect, according to a senior official at Bongeun Temple in southern Seoul. (Yonhap)

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