- National Gallery of Modern Art(New Delhi), UNESCO Intangible Heritage of Humanity Korea “Yeondeunghoe” Exhibition
- India's first demonstration and tasting event by Venerable Jeong Kwan, master in Korean temple food
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea and Korean Cultural Centre India, together with the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, are holding a cultural exchange event in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Korea and India in New Delhi from March 21 (Tue) to March 25 (Sat).
The opening ceremony of the special exhibition titled “An Encounter with Korea Traditional Buddhist Culture in India, the Land of Buddha” is to be held on 22nd March (Wednesday) at National Gallery of Modern Art(NGMA New Delhi). The exhibition consists of 1.the media art of Buddhist painting scrolls which are called ‘Gwae Bul’, a symbol of traditional Korean Buddhist rituals, 2.Korean traditional lanterns of 'Yeondeunghoe', a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and 3.various photo works with the theme of temple stay. Korea's traditional Buddhist culture, which has received international attention, will be introduced to India through this exhibition. The exhibition will be held for about a month until 30th April and various experience programs such as painting Korean cultural items, experiencing Korean Buddhist scriptures inking, and making lotus lanterns will be held at the exhibition hall from 22nd March to 25th March in this week.
In addition, Ven. Jeong Kwan, master of temple food, will hold dinner reception on 21th March(Tuesday) at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea for Indian high officials and dignitaries with her cooking and will attend Chandiwala Culinary Institute(BCIHMCT) New Delhi on 23rd March(Thursday), and GD Goenka University-Le Cordon Bleu on 24th March(Friday) local renowned cooking institutes at Delhi NCR for giving special lecture and demonstration of Korean temple food. The final open Korean temple food demonstration and experience will be held at Korean Cultural Centre India on 25th March(Saturday) at 11 am and the program for renowned Indian chefs & Media will be held at 3 pm.
In accordance with the teachings of Buddha who respected life, Korean temple food has preserved vegetarian food traditionally and it has formed one of the roots of Korean traditional food. It will be the first time for this Korean temple food to be introduced to the Indian public, media and local renowned chefs through an official event at Korean Cultural Centre India on this coming 25th March(Sat) by Ven. Jeong Kwan. Venerable Jeong Kwan, a master of Korean temple food, has joined the Buddhist priesthood at Yang Jin Am of Dong Hwa Temple in Mt. Palgong at the age of 18 in 1974 along with her Korean Buddhist temple food cooking journey. The reason how Ven. Jeong Kwan became famous as a world-class chef is that Eric Ripert, a famous chef in New York, USA, captured a week-long documentary video at Baek Yang Temple in 2014, and in the following year, Ven. Jeong Kwan was invited to New York at the premiere of the work, 'Chef's Table' to prepare VIP dinner reception with her own cooking. Later, 'Chef's Table' became more famous as it was invited to the 67th Berlin International Film Festival in 2017 through Netflix. Since then, Venerable Jeong Kwan has traveled all over the world, including Switzerland, Italy, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden, to introduce Korean temple food.
Korean Ambassador to India Chang Jae Bok said, “In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Korea and India, the Buddhism and Buddhist cultural exchange program, which can be the foundation of the special strategic partnership between Korea and India, has a special meaning. Since Buddhism and Buddhist culture were introduced to Korea in the 4th century, they have been an indispensable core part when talking about the Korean way of life, way of thinking, and traditional Korean culture. Korea and India, the origins of Buddhism, are also closely connected through Buddhism.”
Attachments.
a. Exhibition leaflets
20230323190106906_DF5A4WQ7.pdf
b. Link of introductory videos for Korean Buddhist temple food & Ven. Jeong Gwan