Actor Jo In-sung delivered a surprise update with Pomnyun Sunim at Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do.
On Oct 16th, a post titled “How to avoid quarrels with someone” was uploaded on the website “Pomnyun Sunim’s Day” of the Buddhist organization Jungto Society Korea.
In the post, they said, “Today, Pomnyun Sunim welcomed a guest. After early morning prayer and meditation, we headed to Bulguksa Temple with actor Jo In-sung and drama writer Noh Hee-kyung. Pomnyun Sunim especially arranged time since Jo In-sung said he had never heard a detailed explanation of Bulguksa Temple.”
Jo In-sung and Noh Hee-kyung toured Dabotap and Seokgatap in turn with the explanation of Pomnyun Sunim. Jo In-sung shared, “This is the first time I’ve heard such a detailed explanation of Bulguksa Temple. Thank you.”
While looking around Bunhwangsa and Hwangnyongsa, Pomnyun Sunim pointed to a Buddha statue in Bogwangjeon Hall and confessed, “This Bunhwangsa is the temple where I became a monk. I’ve been living in the temple since I was a sophomore in high school, but I had a hard time living in the temple because I was still young. My teacher was very strict. There was nowhere to hide and rest in the temple. So I went to sleep behind that Buddha statue secretly.”
Jo In-sung asked back, “Did you ever have such a time?” Pomnyun Sunim replied briefly, “It’s hard, what should I do?”
One netizen who heard the news caused laughter by joking on Twitter, “Why did you reveal your recent status through Pomnyun Sunim…”
Jo In-sung was active on tvN’s “Unexpected Business 2“, which recently ended. Jo In-sung, who received kimchi made at the temple by Pomnyun Sunim as a gift, served it to customers who ate at a store run by “Unexpected Business 2”.
He will soon meet viewers with Disney+’s original series “Moving”.
Source: wikitree
