Enabling Everyone to Live Happily
Jungto Society
10 January 2025
Dharma teachings from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim on the Buddhist practice of living sustainably and living happily.
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim Inaugurates New Schools for Vulnerable Communities in the Philippines
Craig C Lewis
3 January 2025
The revered Korean Dharma master Ven. Pomnyun Sunim traveled to the Philippines from 12–18 December to officially inaugurate new schools on Mindanao.
Engaged Buddhism: Ven. Pomnyun Sunim and JTS Volunteers Bring 6 Million Bars of Soap to Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Craig C Lewis
9 December 2024
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim, founder of the Buddhist relief organization Join Together Society, led a team to Bangladesh to deliver aid for Rohingya refugees.
Engaged Buddhism: Ven. Pomnyun Sunim Inaugurates Water Pipelines in Rural Bhutan
Craig C Lewis
4 November 2024
The revered Korean Dharma master Ven. Pomnyun Sunim recently returned to Bhutan to attend completion ceremonies for two landmark rural water projects.
Engaged Buddhism Update: Ven. Pomnyun Sunim Returns to Türkiye to Inaugurate Post-Earthquake School Project
Craig C Lewis
16 October 2024
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim returned to southern Türkiye on 9 October to mark the official completion and inauguration of the Khalid bin al-Walid School project.
Engaged Buddhism Special Report: Ven. Pomnyun Sunim Explores Sustainable Development at Three-Day Workshop in Bhutan
Craig C Lewis
2 October 2024
The revered Korean Dharma master Ven. Pomnyun Sunim returned to Bhutan to hold a three-day workshop on sustainable development for rural communities.
Engaged Buddhism: Ven. Pomnyun Sunim and JTS Volunteers Review Progress of Post-Earthquake School Project in Türkiye
Craig C Lewis
13 September 2024
Korean Dharma master Ven. Pomnyun Sunim returned to Türkiye to review progress on a new school building following the devastating earthquakes in March 2023.
Engaged Buddhism: JTS Korea Brings Humanitarian Relief to Sri Lankans Hit by Economic Crisis
Craig C Lewis
31 July 2024
Volunteers from the Buddhist humanitarian relief organization JTS Korea, founded by the revered Korean Dharma master and Buddhist activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (법륜스님), recently conducted
Engaged Buddhism Special Report: Ven. Pomnyun Sunim and JTS Conduct Emergency Relief in Assam after Severe Floods
Craig C Lewis
19 July 2024
Venerable Pomnyun Sunim and volunteers from the Buddhist humanitarian relief organization JTS Korea conducted flood relief efforts in Assam on 12 July.
Engaged Buddhism: Ven. Pomnyun Sunim and JTS Korea Support Buddhist Nunneries in Bhutan
Craig C Lewis
22 May 2024
The revered Korean Dharma master Venerable Pomnyun Sunim and JTS Korea have been running a collaborative project to support female monastics in Bhutan.
Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement Founder and Buddhist Leader Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne Has Died in Sri Lanka, Aged 92
Craig C Lewis
17 April 2024
The socially engaged Buddhist leader and founder of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne died on 16 April at the age of 92.
Sujata Academy: The Power of Hope and Compassion in India
Craig C Lewis
8 March 2024
An interview with Jungto Society Dharma Teacher Bogwang on social transformation and engaged Buddhism in India