[Photo] Buddhist Community Angered by 'Bongi Kim Seondal' Remarks

On the 21st, monks attending the "National Monk Rally to Eradicate Religious Bias and Distortion of Buddhism and to Protect the Autonomy of Korean Buddhism" held in the front yard of the Daeungjeon Hall at Jogyesa Temple in Jongno-gu, Seoul, are seen with their hands joined in prayer. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

On the 21st, monks attending the "National Monk Rally for Eradicating Religious Bias and Distortion of Buddhism and Protecting the Autonomy of Korean Buddhism" held in the front yard of the Daeungjeon Hall at Jogyesa Temple in Jongno-gu, Seoul, are seen with their hands joined in prayer. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

On the 21st, monks attending the "National Monk Rally for Eradicating Religious Bias and Distortion of Buddhism and Protecting the Autonomy of Korean Buddhism" held in the front yard of the Daeungjeon Hall at Jogyesa Temple in Jongno-gu, Seoul, are seen with their hands joined in prayer. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

On the 21st, monks attending the "National Monk Rally to Eradicate Religious Bias and Distortion of Buddhism and to Protect the Autonomy of Korean Buddhism" held in the front yard of the Daeungjeon Hall at Jogyesa Temple in Jongno-gu, Seoul, are seen with their hands joined in prayer. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

On the 21st, monks attending the "National Monk Rally to Eradicate Religious Bias and Distortion of Buddhism and to Protect the Autonomy of Korean Buddhism" held in the front yard of the Daeungjeon Hall at Jogyesa Temple in Jongno-gu, Seoul, are seen with their hands joined in prayer. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

On the 21st, monks attending the "National Monk Rally to Eradicate Religious Bias and Distortion of Buddhism and to Protect the Autonomy of Korean Buddhism" held in the front yard of the Daeungjeon Hall at Jogyesa Temple in Jongno-gu, Seoul, are seen with their hands joined in prayer. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Dong-joo] On the 21st, monks attending the "National Monk Rally to Eradicate Religious Bias and Distortion of Buddhism and to Protect the Autonomy of Korean Buddhism" held in the front yard of the Daeungjeon Hall at Jogyesa Temple in Jongno-gu, Seoul, are seen with their hands clasped in prayer.

The monks gathered at this event demanded the government to "uphold the constitutional principle of separation of religion and state and stop distorting Buddhism."

About 5,000 monks and several hundred lay Buddhists attended at Jogyesa Temple.

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