Buddhist Monk and Activist Pomnyun Shares Advice, Opinions on North Korea

The Chronicle

• September 19, 2013

The Venerable Pomnyun, a Buddhist monk and activist, addressed audience members’ personal conflicts and discussed North Korean politics at the Goodson Chapel Wednesday.

Pomnyun is renowned for the humanitarian efforts he began in North Korea following the 1995 flood and the resulting famine. Since then, Pomnyun has established relief campaigns for North Korean refugees—a role most would call unorthodox for a South Korean Buddhist monk.

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