Gov't confers posthumous state medal on late Ven. Jaseung
Culture Minister Yu In-chon (L) speaks to Ven. Jinwoo as he pays tribute to late Ven. Jaseung, former leader of the Jogye Order, the country's largest Buddhist sect, at a memorial altar set up at the Jogye Temple in central Seoul on Dec. 2, 2023. The government awarded a Mugunghwa Medal, the highest of the five Civil Order of Merit medals, to the deceased in recognition of his service in promoting the Buddhist community. (Yonhap)
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