“Mother of June”
Gwangju mourned the death of a rather quiet but determined champion for democracy early last month: Bae Eun-sim; she was 82.
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Photo Essay: Master Su San Funeral Procession
Su San, the most revered Seon (Zen) Buddhist monk since Beop Jeong, died in 2012, and in a snowy funeral at Baegyansa, a temple well-known to Gwangju residents for its fall colors, streams, and ponds, hundreds of people paid their respects.