#8 Sem Vermeersch on the history of Buddhism in Korea and its contemporary influence
South Korea is dotted with Buddhist temples and almost a quarter of the Korean population define themselves as Buddhists. Yet Buddhism has seemingly little power and influence in shaping contemporary Korean politics and society; there is no strong Buddhist political parties or charismatic Buddhist leaders defining the agenda. To explore the background of this we sat down with Seoul National University Professor Sem Vermeersch. For more information about the episode, visit our website: http://www.koreaandtheworld.org/sem-v...

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