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'''Hwebul'''([[Hangul]]: 훼불 ''hwebul''[[Romanization of Korean|<sup>?</sup>]], [[Hanja]]: 毁佛) is derived from a Korean term. ''hwe'' means "destroy, damage, break" and ''bul'' means "buddha, buddhist". The term means vandalizing or damaging Buddhist things. Such as setting fire or breaking into buddhist temples, destroying buddhist statues, or commit violence to monks or people who believe buddhism.<ref>https://namu.wiki/w/%EB%B2%95%EB%82%9C</ref>

== In Korea ==
=== 1990 ~ 1999 ===
In 1998, A Christian destroyed about 750 Buddhist statues to change the temple into church.
<ref>http://www.btnnews.tv/news/articleView.html?idxno=36964</ref>

=== 2000 ~ 2009 ===
In 2000, In Dongguk University, A Korean Christian vandalized.- painted a crossed shape on Buddhist statue and wrote "Only Jesus" on stairs.<ref>http://bud1080.tistory.com/1864</ref><br>In 2006, In Busan plaza, The Korean Christians prayed that let the churches be stood and the temples be destroyed.<ref>http://m.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/view/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0000009746&PAGE_CD=</ref><br>In 2008, In Jogyesa Temple, offering envelopes were in it and bibles were written, “Believe in Jesus, or you will go to hell“.<ref>http://www.bulkyo21.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=5298</ref>

=== 2010 ~ 2018 ===
In 2012, In Donghwasa Temple, A pastor surnamed “Seong” broke into and vandalized in it. He drew on the buddhist picture as he went to dharma hall. Then he tore buddhist bible and urinated in incense burner.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAwemrh_oJc&t=1s</ref><br>
In 2016, In Gaeunsa Temple, A pastor who is over 50 years old broke statues.<ref>https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=%ea%b0%9c%ec%9a%b4%ec%82%ac+%ed%9b%bc%eb%b6%88&&view=detail&mid=BF148F05C270E321E90FBF148F05C270E321E90F&&FORM=VRDGAR</ref>

== See also ==

* [[buddhism]]

== References ==