Buddhist monk Hyongak to hold lecture at Kilsang Temple

Buddhist monk Hyongak, 37, dubbed the ``Buddhist with blue eyes,`` will hold a lecture meeting at 10 a.m. Sunday in Kukrak Hall at Kilsang Temple in Songbuk-dong, central Seoul. The American monk, who recently came out of winter seclusion, will give a lecture on resisting materialism, the independent life and spiritual enlightenment.

Hyongak`s 1999 book, ``Brutality: From Harvard to Hwagye Temple`` was a bestseller here. Born in New Jersey, Hyongak studied philosophy and literature at Yale University and the philosophy of religion at the Graduate School of Harvard University. Since arriving in Korea in 1992, he has devoted his life to Buddhism. For more information on the lecture, call 822-3672-5945/6.