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Home Asia Pacific North Asia S/N Korea News & Issues Korean police chief makes peace With BuddhistsDong-A Ilbo, Nov 18, 2008Seoul, South Korea -- National Police Agency Commissioner General Eo Cheong-soo (right) bids farewell to the Venerable Jigwan, the chief executive of Korea`s largest Buddhist order Jogye, with a “hapjang,” the Buddhist greeting where palms are put together in front of one’s chest.
This was considered a de facto end to the tension between the government and the Buddhist community that had started since the beginning of the Lee administration. |
Eo apologized for discriminatory behavior against Buddhists yesterday afternoon. Jigwan accepted the apology, saying, “Let everything from the past go.”  |
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