Won Buddhism of Richmond VA

CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS

WON BUDDHISM IN KOREA

The Headquarters of Won Buddhism (Central Headquarters, Korea) is located at Sinryong-dong(Iksan-daero 501) in Iksan City, South Korea. This place is open to all who wish to enter as the truth is open to all who search for it. Iksan Central Headquarters were established in the Fall of the 9th year of the Won Buddhist era (1924) as the center for an evangelical movement to awaken people through Won Buddhist Teaching.

This is also a sacred place where the Founding Master Sotaesan had personally presided over the work at hand, demonstrating by his actions a model of truthful life, till the very day of his entering nirvana. The essence and flavor of the difficult days following the inception of Won Buddhism can be re-experienced here as areas of the compound have been preserved in their original state.

Various offices of the Won Buddhist Headquarters are also located in this compound, including the Head Dharma Master of Won Buddhism Central Headquarters who presides over the affairs of the Order; the Supreme Council, the highest decision-making body; the Administration Office, central executive organ; the Inspection Bureau which inspects the general affairs of the Order; Office of the Joint Committee of Priests and Laypeople, the deliberative body of the Order.