Zen Master Jeon Yi-chang of Won Buddhism, Devoted to 'Life and Death,' Passes Away

Ye Ta Won Jeon Ichang Wonjeongsa, a senior monk of Won Buddhism, passed away from an illness on the 30th, Won Buddhism announced on the 31st. He was 98 years old and had 83 years of Dharma lineage.

According to Won Buddhism, Jeon Ichang Wonjeongsa passed away at 11:19 PM on the same day at a hospital located in Iksan-si, Jeonbuk due to an illness.

Senior Won Buddhist monk Yeta-won Jeon Ichang Wonjeongsa [Photo provided by Won Buddhism]

Born in 1925 in Yeonggwang, Jeonnam, Jeon Ichang Wonjeongsa entered the monastic life at the age of 15. After receiving clerical education at Yeongsan Seonwon, he became a Won Buddhist clergy and devoted his entire life to Won Buddhism.

He devoted his life to the theme of 'life and death' and published related books such as "How to Well Travel the Path of Death" and "The Great Way of Life and Death."

The funeral hall is set up at Hyangjeokdang, the Won Buddhist Central Headquarters in Iksan. The funeral will be held as a Won Buddhist church funeral. The funeral procession will take place on June 1st at 3 PM at the Banbaeknyeon Memorial Hall of the Won Buddhist Central Headquarters, and the burial site is Yeongmo Cemetery in Iksan-si.

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