Visiting Chun-Ma Rehabilitation Center in Busan

From 25-27 July, I spent time in Busan. I was invited by Professor Soonil Hwang and his elder sister Ms. So Jin Hwang to visit Chun-Ma Rehabilitation Center which provides facilities for nearly 200 inmates with over 40 full-time staff. What is fascinating about this center is that the inmates are good at producing ceramics. All are participating in center's activities including the worship service at 7.45 am. I spend two nights in the center and was able to observe activities including taking one breakfast and lunch with the inmates. This center has its origin in 1960s. More can be obtained from http://www.chunmarc.com

Constructing the New Catalog for the Chinese Buddhist Canon

An international workshop sponsored by Institute of Electronic Buddhist Texts & Culture Content of Dongguk University was held today under the title of "Constructing the New Catalog for the Chinese Buddhist Canon." This workshop was attended by scholars from Taiwan, Korea, USA, Hungry and UK. The keynote speaker was Professor Lewis Lancaster of University of California and the guests were welcome by Professor Bokwang Sunim, Director of EBTI at Dongguk University.