First Outing After Returning Home... Visit to Tongdosa Temple and Parents' Ancestral Graves
Pyeongsan Village Secretariat "Will Occasionally Share Daily Life"
Former President Moon Jae-in is paying respects at his parents' gravesite located at the Catholic Diocese of Busan Sky Park in Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam, on the afternoon of the 12th. Photo by Former President Moon Jae-in Facebook capture
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jung-wan] Former President Moon Jae-in shared news for the first time since his retirement on his social media service (SNS) on the 12th.
On that day, former President Moon wrote on his Facebook, "My first outing after returning home, I paid respects at my father’s and mother’s graves and also visited Tongdosa Temple."
He continued, "I offered prayers at the temple hall, met with Seongpa Jongjeong Sunim and Hyunmun Jujisunim, and enjoyed a rare treat of good tea and comfortable conversation," adding, "Tongdosa is a temple with very beautiful scenery and a virtuous energy felt from many years of accumulated prayers."
He also added, "My house is right next to the fence of Tongdosa, and since my friend Seunghyo Sang designed it while referencing the layout of Tongdosa’s temple complex a lot, we joked about it becoming a 'branch temple of Tongdosa.'"
Furthermore, he shared an update, saying, "The house is not yet fully organized, and the five dogs and one cat, my companion animals, are still unsettled, but I am doing well."
The Pyeongsan Village Secretariat of former President Moon stated, "Besides the writings the President himself shares, the Secretariat will occasionally update you on daily life in Pyeongsan Village," and shared photos of the former President and his wife during their outing.
Former President Moon Jae-in's Pyeongsan Village Secretariat shared daily photos of the former president on Facebook that day. Photo by Moon Jae-in's Facebook capture
Former President Moon returned to his hometown on the 10th and is staying at his residence in Pyeongsan Village, Jisan-ri, Habuk-myeon, Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam Province. Around 2 p.m. today, he visited Tongdosa Temple near Pyeongsan Village.
On this day, in addition to Tongdosa, he also visited the Catholic Busan Diocese Sky Park, where his late father, who passed away in 1978, and his late mother, who passed away in October 2019, are buried together.
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