Message from EunjeeKang

[Anonymous]

There are several sects of Korean Buddhism in Modern day Korea, and the latest sect is called One Buddhism. The largest sect is 'Chogye' and they have a university, but Buddhism in Korea does not take much role in business or education fields. There are number of reasons why it became like this, but the biggest reason is the last dynasty of Korea, Chosun, discriminated Buddhism so it became isolated from everyday life and elite society. It became more for women and lower class. However, Buddhism is still prevalent in Korean culture in many ways and they are still respected by non-Christians.
ex) Non-Christian Koreans' funerals have two parts. The first part is the 3-day-long funeral at a funeral home monastery which begins the day a person deceases. The second part is not much simplified than before, but families still gather together 49 days after the person died. I believe this process is very similar to Japan and China.