The ceremony for Chairman Lee Kun-hee officially ended with this day in line with the Buddhist tradition of spending ashes seven times over 49 days from the day the deceased died.
Vice-Chairman Lee arrived at Jingwansa Temple in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul with his son and daughter around 7:50 am that day. Vice-Chairman Lee, who appeared in Hyundai Motor Palisade at the funeral hall at the time of Chairman Lee’s death on October 25, drew attention again using the Palisade.
After getting out of the car, Vice Chairman Lee was seen wearing a black coat and a red scarf. Vice Chairman Lee also shared greetings with the temple officials who were waiting in advance. Then, around 7:54, the former director of Leeum Museum of Art Hong Ra-hee got off the carnival vehicle. Former director Hong wore a white mourning suit according to the Buddhist tradition. Lee Seo-hyun, chairman of the Samsung Welfare Foundation, and her husband, Kim Jae-yeol, president of the Samsung Economic Research Institute, arrived at the scene at around 8:05 in a black Mercedes vehicle. The four children of Chairman Lee and President Kim also traveled in a carnival vehicle.
Hotel Shilla President Lee Bu-jin and his son got off at about 8:10 am in a Lexus vehicle.
In addition to former director Hong, President Lee and Chairman Lee wore white mourning gowns. In addition, Samsung owners who attended the 49th meeting, including Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, wore masks.
Excluding his family, Wonhaeng, the head of the general secretary representing the Jogye sect of Korean Buddhism, arrived at Jingwansa Temple at around 8 am to attend the 49th Festival.
The 49th episode, which started around 8:30 am, was conducted privately for about two hours. Only 12 people attended, including Vice Chairman Lee and former Director Hong, and 7 grandchildren.
Previously, the former and current presidents and executives of Samsung Group, who attended the funeral and ceremony held at the end of October, did not appear.
49 Jae is a Buddhist ritual in which ashes are held seven times every 7 days after a person dies and prays for the blessings of the deceased. It is to pray for the blessings of those who have passed away through the ceremony of reading Buddhist scriptures every 7 days and offering offerings to the Buddha.
In line with the Buddhist tradition, the ceremony for President Lee was officially concluded with the hope of the deceased being reborn in paradise.
Chairman Lee passed away at the Samsung Medical Center for a long time after falling down at his home in Itaewon-dong, Seoul due to an acute myocardial infarction in May 2014, and died at the age of 78 while his family watched on October 25th.
Chairman Lee, who took office as chairman of the Samsung Group in 1987 when he was in his 40s, is regarded as a person who laid the foundation for a truly global company by placing Samsung at the top of the world in various fields such as semiconductors, smartphones, and TVs.
Samsung Group’s sales from 10 trillion won at the time of inauguration increased by 39 times to 386 trillion won in 2018, and the market capitalization has also increased from 1 trillion won to 400 trillion won.
(Seoul = News 1)
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