"I just learned of the news now"...Kim Gyu-ri expresses condolences on the passing of Monk Myeongjin

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Actress Kim Gyu-ri expressed her condolences upon learning of the passing of Monk Myeongjin.

On the 23rd, Kim Gyu-ri posted on her personal account, "I just learned of the news now. The news that the respected Monk Myeongjin has passed away." She added, "I had a connection with the monk through tbs' 'Kim Gyu-ri's Pongdang Pongdang.' Every broadcast, he shared wisdom for life with our Pongdang Pongdang listeners. It is so regrettable that I can no longer hear Monk Myeongjin's clear and refreshing words."

Kim Gyu-ri also added, "I offer my deepest condolences. May he attain rebirth in the Pure Land."

Along with her message, Kim Gyu-ri shared a photo taken together with Monk Myeongjin.

Monk Myeongjin is reported to have been involved in an accident while freediving in the sea at Jeju Island on the morning of the 22nd. The police are currently investigating the detailed circumstances of the accident, and funeral procedures are being discussed at places where the monk was staying, such as Jeju Namsunsa Temple.

Born in Dangsan, South Chungcheong Province in 1950, Monk Myeongjin left home to become a monk at Baekryeonam Temple in Haeinsa Temple in 1969 and received the novice precepts in 1974. He served as the head priest of Bongeunsa Temple in Gangnam-gu, Seoul from 2006 to 2010.

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