ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES
WON BUDDHISM IN THE WORLD
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The three goals of our enterprise are edification, education, and social work. In the future, we must always promote these three in tandem if our enterprise is to be flawless.
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VENERABLE SOTAESAN, THE FOUNDING MASTER
EDIFICATION
The mission of Won Buddhism is carried out by each temple through dharma services, ceremonies, visits, counseling, and trainings, temples not only help laypeople purify and elighten their spirituality, but they also lead them to live happy lives by teaching them faith and practice.
By receiving fixed-term training and daily training in temples and retreat centers, laypeople can cultivate the personality of a sage through the Cultivation of Mind-Nature, while also developing character. Meditation classes at temples provide meditation and yoga classes to local meditation centers to bring peace into their minds in their urban lives.
The Women's Association, Public Service Association(Bonggongwhae), Cheongunwhae, etc, are organized in every temple through various activities. They often bring gratitude and grace to the local society and neighbors. Under the subjects of the Great Opening, reunification, and the environment, various activities are performed locally in order to sustain a moral society.
The Won Buddhist order operates the Institute of Edification Research and the Information Center for Edification to support the missionary field. Additionally, to support young adult missionaries, there are organizations for young adults, such as the Association of Samdong Young Adult, the Association of Scout, the Association of Won-Buddhist College Students, and the Association of Won-Buddhist Kindergarten Teachers. The order holds and participates in the young adult camps, young adult soccer and basketball competitions, volunteer activities, and training of leadership and jamboree camps. With the advent of the global internet age, an internet temple is operated and established Internet Broadcasting Systems.
In order to accomplish the founding motive of Won Buddhism in the world and to deliver the spirit to all of human kind, Won Buddhism has been delegating approximately 136 ministers to 68 temples and 43 organizations all over the world in 24 nations such as Argentina, Australia, China, France, Germany, Japan, Nepal, Russia, the Republic of South Africa, and the U.S.
EDUCATION
The educational philosophy of Won Buddhism is that educational equality should be carried out to make the world a civilized place and people should educate even the children of others as if they were their own thus trans-cending the boundary between self and others. Won Buddhism has esta-blished and now runs several educational foundations including Wonkwang Academy.
Concerning places which educate Won Buddhist preministers, there are Wonkwang University, Youngsan Sŏn Studies, and Won Buddhism Graduate School. Especially as a graduate school to educate overseas minister, there is The Won Institute of Graduate Studies in USA.
