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Engaged Buddhism: JTS Korea Distributes Emergency Flood Relief in Cambodia

By Craig Lewis
Buddhistdoor Global | 2021-02-24 |
Ven. Vy Sovechea, president of the SBUBB, at a gathering to distribute relief supplies. Image courtesy of SBUBB
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the renowned Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, working in cooperation with the Preah Sihanouk Raja Buddhist University, Battambang Branch (SBUBB), has reported the successful distribution of emergency relief supplies in Cambodia’s Battambang Province in the wake of last year’s devastating floods.
In late 2020, the worst flooding in a decade inundated large areas of Cambodia, already reeling from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Between October and November, Cambodia was hit by 13 consecutive tropical storms, leading to widespread flash floods that deluged communities, causing landslides, unearthing mines and other unexploded war ordnance, and damaging or destroying farmland and infrastructure.

Philippines , Cambodia , Germany , Molave , Pagadian-city , Seoul , Soult-ukpyolsi , South-korea , Bangladesh , Nangka , Iligan , United-states

Engaged Buddhism: Jungto Society Sharing the Gift of Compassion this Winter

By Craig Lewis
Buddhistdoor Global | 2021-01-18 |
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim thanks farmers Gong Hee-jeong and Jo Jun-ho for donating two tonnes of sweet potatoes. Image courtesy of Jungto Society
Jungto Society, a South Korea-based Buddhist humanitarian organization founded by the renowned Seon (Zen) master and social activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has carved a new avenue for spreading Buddhist compassion among vulnerable communities in Korea this winter, thanks to the good will of a generous couple who, inspired by Ven. Pomnyun Sunim’s teachings on organic agriculture and sustainable living, have found a second career as farmers.
Gong Hee-jeong and Jo Jun-ho, from the city of Jecheon in North Chungcheong Province, made the transition to a more self-sufficient lifestyle in 2020, just as the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading around the world. Their trial harvest last year netted them some two tonnes of sweet potatoes, which they donated to Jungto Society in recognition of the inspiration they received from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim.

Unmun-sa , Kyongsang-bukto , South-korea , Seoul , Soult-ukpyolsi , United-states , Jecheon , Ch-ungch-ong-bukto , Ansan , Kangwon-do , Gong-hee-jeong , Pomnyun-sunim

Engaged Buddhism: JTS Korea Brings Warmth to Vulnerable Communities amid Winter Freeze

By Craig Lewis
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim, center, with JTS volunteers. Image courtesy of JTS Korea
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the renowned Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, is spreading the warmth of compassion through a US$10,000 project to distribute coal briquettes to vulnerable households across South Korea as the country settles into another cold winter season, when temperatures can sometimes drop as low as –20ºC.
As recently as 30 years ago, lignite coal briquettes were the main fuel for heating and cooking in Korean households, and are still relied upon by some impoverished communities. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, donations of briquettes for underprivileged families nationwide have dropped to a third of levels recorded a year earlier.

Seoul , Soult-ukpyolsi , South-korea , Bangladesh , Philippines , Cheongju , Ch-ungch-ong-bukto , Gyeongbuk , Kyongsang-bukto , Korea , Pomnyun-sunim , Craig-lewis