Monk Samu Sunim, shown speaking at the Zen Buddhist Temple on Vaughan Rd

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Monk Samu Sunim, shown speaking at the Zen Buddhist Temple on Vaughan Rd

Date5/10/1992

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Eglinton, Rick (photographer)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Monk Samu Sunim; shown speaking at the Zen Buddhist Temple on Vaughan Rd.; helped organize a conference that brought together Buddhists from more than 100 temples; churches; centres and monasteries from across Canada in 1990.

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