[Aircraft Disaster] Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism Holds Joint 49th Memorial Rite for Victims

At Jijangjeon Hall of Mugaksa Temple in Gwangju on the 15th

The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism (Chief Administrator Monk Jinwoo) will hold the "Joint 49th-Day Memorial Service for the Victims of the Jeju Air Disaster" on the 15th at the Jijangjeon Hall of Mugaksa Temple in Gwangju. Provided by the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism

The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism (Chief Executive Monk Jinwoo) announced on the 13th that it will hold a 'Joint 49th Day Memorial Ceremony for the Victims of the Jeju Air Disaster' at the Jijangjeon Hall of Mugaksa Temple in Gwangju on the 15th.

This 49th day memorial will begin with five strikes of the Buddhist temple bell, praying for the peaceful rebirth of the deceased, and will be led by Monk Deoklim, the head ritual master of the Jogye Order.

The ceremony will proceed in the following order: Daeryeongkwan-yok (ceremonial purification), upper altar Buddhist service (Cheonsu Baramu, Nabimu, Hwacheong), memorial address (read by Chief Executive Monk Jinwoo), Hwaeom food offering ritual (offering incense, flowers, and tea), and the ritual for enshrining the spirit tablets of the deceased.

The 49th day memorial will be held with utmost sincerity, praying for the peaceful rebirth of all 179 victims, with portraits of 30 victims and 43 spirit tablets enshrined. The head monks of six diocesan headquarters in the Honam region, the head monk of Mugaksa Temple in Gwangju, and local devotees will also participate.

A representative of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism stated, "This joint 49th day memorial follows the chief executive monk's visit to the joint incense altar the day after the accident on December 29 last year, and the daily prayers at the site by monks from the Jogye Order's Social and Labor Committee since the 7th of last month. Through the 49th day memorial, the Jogye Order will pray for the peaceful rebirth of the victims, for a safe society without accidents, and for a complete and thorough investigation as the families wish."

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