A Survey of the Attitudes Concerning the Role of the Laity in Korea's Jogye Order

Despite its 17-century-long history, Korean Buddhism is currently undergoing a crisis. In addition to the declining number of lay practitioners, Korea's largest Buddhist order, the Jogye Order (K. Daehan Bulgyo Jogyejong, hereafter "JO" or "the order"), is facing a significa...

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Authors: Park, Cheonghwan (Author) ; Kim, Kyungrae (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2019]
In: Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 12
Further subjects:B Monastic
B Jogye Order
B Laity
B general meeting of the four-fold assembly
B laity education
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