Photo News Four Days Until College Entrance Exam…Parents' Fervent Prayers Fill Jogyesa Temple

On November 16, four days before the 2027 College Entrance Examination (Suneung), the grounds of Jogyesa Temple in Jongno-gu, Seoul continue to be filled with the footsteps of parents and devotees praying for test-takers to achieve high scores and gain admission.

At the prayer Dharma service held on the previous day, November 15, in front of the Main Buddha Hall and throughout the temple grounds, test-taker families clasped their hands together and earnestly prayed for their children to fully demonstrate the abilities they have developed through their studies. Throughout the temple grounds, prayer wishes and offering candles inscribed with test-takers' names, target universities, and words of encouragement were densely placed.