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Show ; BUDDHISM CHECK TO KOREAN LIBERTY Group Wishes to Throw Off Dominion of Japanese. --. ... j I By Newspaper Enterprise Association. SKOU'U Korea. Dec. 16. Korea Is I I ope of the latest political units to appeal for independence. There la in the country a group which would throw off Japanese domination. I On the other hand, the revival of Ituddhlitm in Korea is said to be a I factor which will ooerate to strength- ! ef the Japanese. I Ituddhtam has been believed by superficial students the country to he dead. Ow the; contrary, there; are very strong possibilities for Its j growth and development. I F'riests of thirty head monasteries Tarn recently established a union to( further the growth of their religion and a central office In Soul to which thoy contribute. Through this organization or-ganization the advancement of Huddhism will be promoted. j There is a macazino for fluddlust ! propagnnda. edited by the Vjn of a i Presbyterian elder, educated in ' Pit hoi lc schools In Seoul. He is the I ! official interpreter for the Belgian I consul. , ltudoluit books are now- leing puh-j puh-j I'whed iii the common language of the , country instead of leing limited to ' I the priests. ' ne incident of the hold of the, faith was seen at the celebration of I lie birthday of Huddha nt a monas- i tery In the south, ten miles from the ' I nearest railway station, when lw.otto . j iople gathered to do homage, i A feature of the d.t.v, sliowing the ! adaptation of the modern to the t ancient religion,, was the shnwintr if ' motion pictures of the life of Buddha. |