Jogyesa Temple
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Jogyesa Temple
A major temple in Seoul
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231 temples with more than 11 million followers in Korea.
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Buddhism is highly significant in Korea. Figures from 1991 showed 26 Buddhist sects and 9
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had his temple. Koreans say that their tradition is derived directly from Hui-neng.
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Hui-neng
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The largest Son sect today in Korea is the Chogye Order which includes about 90% of Korean Buddhists.
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The name 'Chogye' is significant in that it was named after the mountain in south China where the great Sixth Patriarch