Meeting of His Holiness Ven. Jikwan Sunim

In the evening of 12th July, I had the privilege of meeting the head monk of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, Venerable Kasan Jikwan Sunim. Our delegation was consisted of Professor Richard F. Gombrich and distinguished Korean monks and scholars associated with Oxford University. We were welcome by his holiness in his private residence. Venerable Jikwan Sunim founded the Kasan Institute of Buddhist Culture in 1990. It is a research institute dedicated to the study of Buddhism and in particular in compiling an-eighteen-volume Kasan Encyclopaedia of Buddhism in Korean language. Ten volumes have already been published. Venerable Jikwan Sunim is the Head of Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. Jogyesa is the head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism and is located in the heart of Seoul city centre. The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism represents the history and traditional culture of 1,700 years of the Korean Buddhism.