Engaged Buddhism: Ven. Pomnyun Sunim Delivers Compassion to the Vulnerable in Korea

Buddhistdoor Global

• January 18, 2021

The following report has been compiled based on an account of events shared by Jungto Society in Korea.

The South Korea-based Buddhist organization Jungto Society, founded by the renowned Seon (Zen) master and social activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim,* continues its tradition of sharing Buddhist compassion with vulnerable communities. Ven. Pomnyun Sunim recently spent a day delivering organic agricultural produce to Jajae Palliative Care Hospital run by Buddhist nuns in the city of Ulsan; Joongsaeng-sa, a Buddhist temple in the city of Busan; and Aegwangwon, a residential center for the intellectually disabled on Geoje Island in the south of the Korean Peninsula.

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