Korean Buddhism part 2, Revenge of the Confucians and Return of the Buddhists
May 27, 2020•44 min•Ep. 10
Episode description
Guest: Prof. David Mason
http://www.san-shin.org/David.html
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- The mysterious founding of what became Seoul and how Wangsimni got its name
- Master Muhak’s prediction about the length of the Joseon Dynasty
- Buddhism’s fall
- What the suppression of Buddhism meant for Joseon and the future of Korea
- A folktale about Master Muhak
- The elimination of Buddhist nuns
- How Buddhism recovered, the opening of Jogyesa in downtown Seoul
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