May 27 2020 44 mins 7
Guest: Prof. David Mason http://www.san-shin.org/David.html Take a tour with David through The Royal Asiatic Society, SIWA, or Tours By Locals The mysterious founding of what became Seoul and how Wangsimni got its name Master Muhak’s prediction about the length of the Joseon Dynasty Buddhism’s fall What the suppression of Buddhism meant for Joseon and the future of Korea A folktale about Master Muhak The elimination of Buddhist nuns How Buddhism recovered, the opening of Jogyesa in downtown Seoul Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22510065)
