Solitary monk at small, remote South Korean temple dies in wildfire


Beopseongsa Temple in Yeongyang County, North Gyeongsang Province, lies in ruins after it was destroyed by wildfires on Tuesday. - Photo: Yonhap

SEOUL: A Buddhist monk was found dead inside a temple that had been gutted by fast-moving wildfires in Yeongyang, North Gyeongsang Province, local reports said Thursday (March 27).

The deceased, Ven. Seonjeong, 85, was the presiding monk at Beopseongsa Temple, located in Seokbo-myeon in the southeastern part of South Korea.

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