The Buddhist Jogye Order general secretary set up The Buddhist priest finally withdrew.

The settler said at a press conference at 1 pm on January 21 at the Korean Buddhist History and Culture Museum in Jongji-gu, Jongno-gu, Seoul. "I came to the end to change the wrong Korean Buddhism, but I think I have to go back to the mountains."

After the press conference, the settled monk went to Jogyesa Temple to visit the shrine and greeted the Shinto and the officials.

I did not mean to quit immediately at the press conference, but I left the post of General Affairs Director by leaving Jogyesa after leaving the word "I will return to the mountains."

At the last press conference, the settler denied the suspicions surrounding him again.

He also expressed regret over the lack of reforms and criticized some vested interests that prevented the reforms.

"I wanted to accomplish what I did not accomplish through the reforms in 1994 as a general secretary, but a few minority political wins are completely disintegrating the end," said Sung. "We need to change the consciousness of the slaves to make the end of the masses' He said.

Regarding his suspicions, he said, "If there was such a thing, it did not show up here." "Of course, there were a lot of people who worried about me, but those who really put me in charge and made me stay here did not do it."

He said, "I have been disturbed by the mass media for 10 months, and I have been distrusted by the public." He said, "I made a committee of autonomy and innovation committee and decided to see the results by the end of August. He said.

"I have to be reborn as a religion that can accept the great truth of Buddhism and give it to the people and give hope, courage and joy" It is a heartfelt desire that the people who settled it will be Buddhist reform together. "
The resignation of the settled monk was made in full swing ahead of the day of the first meeting of the general secretary who decides whether to approve it.

The Chonggyeong branch of Jogye-gyeong Jonggyeong passed a resolution to dismiss the general secretary at an extraordinary session on the 16th.

If you approve it at the meeting of the elder who is going to be held on the 22nd, settled monks will be removed from the position of general secretary.

As a result, Jogye Order will be transformed into the authority of the general secretary, and within 60 days, the general secretary should be elected.

The head of the general affairs will be replaced by the head of the general affairs department, Jinwoo.

The founding monk took office as the 35th general secretary general of the last four years on November 1, last year.

During the election process, he received allegations of counterfeiting scholastic ability at Seoul National University, suspicions of possession of a large amount of real estate, and suspicions that he had hidden children, but he was elected with the support of the former general secretary.

The settler apologized for alleged forgery, but has strongly denied the allegations of abduction.

However, the controversy expanded as MBC 'PD Handbook' dealt with the allegations, and the demand for the withdrawal of the Buddhist monks and the Buddhist monks of Soojo who had fasted for over 40 days continued.

The settled monks first announced their intention to resign by the 16th at the headquarters of the headquarters of the Diocese, but overturned, and eventually withdrew themselves before the impeachment confirmation.

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