Funeral for ex-leader of Jogye Order

Kim Gi-hyeon (C), leader of the ruling People Power Party, puts his hands together at an altar for Ven. Jaseung, a former head of the Jogye Order, South Korea's largest Buddhist sect, to pay tribute to him in the main hall of Jogye Temple in Seoul on Dec. 1, 2023. The monk immolated himself in a fire at a dormitory for Buddhist monks inside Chiljang Temple in Anseong, south of Seoul, on Nov. 29, according to the order. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

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