Venerable Beomjeong is known online by his nickname “kkot seunim (flower monk)“. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SEOUL - A young Buddhist monk with a strong social media presence has created a sensation by selling out tickets to a temple tour programme.
The programme includes a tea time session with Venerable Beomjeong, who belongs to the temple located on Jirisan Mountain in South Jeolla Province.The young monk has cultivated a following of more than 23,000 followers on Instagram - particularly among individuals in their 20s and 30s - where he shares his daily monastic life.
The Korean word for flower, kkot, when used to describe a man, particularly a young man, carries the meaning of “pretty” or “having delicate facial features”.
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