Chairman Lee Kun-hee, Paik Il-jae… In the absence of Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong

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The late Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s Paik Il-jae was held on the 1st at Hamwoldang, the Korean Buddhist Jogye Order Jingwansa Temple in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul.

Paik Il-jae is a Buddhist ritual in which the deceased is sacrificed on the 100th day of his death. The bereaved family had previously stayed at the 49jae-do Jingwansa of President Lee Kun-hee.

On this day, Paik Il-jae gathered only four members of the family, including Lee Kun-hee’s wife, former Leeum Museum Director Hong Ra-hee, two daughters, Hotel Shilla President Lee Bu-jin, and Lee Seo-hyun, chairman of the Samsung Welfare Foundation.

Chairman Lee’s eldest son, Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, was unable to attend because he was imprisoned for the Gukjeong Nongdan trial. Instead, Vice-Chairman Lee’s eldest son paid the ashes. In the 49th year, 7 grandchildren of President Lee stayed there, but only the son of Vice Chairman Lee attended Paik Il-jae on this day.

This is because the’prohibition of private gatherings from 5 people’ was applied under the influence of the 2.5 steps of social distancing applied by Seoul. In the case of family gatherings and families with different living spaces, only 4 people can attend rituals such as 49 jae.

The bereaved family arrived at Jingwansa Temple at around 9:40 am, divided into three cars, and prayed for the deceased in a quiet and solemn atmosphere.