Yohong Roh

Instructor of Religious Studies

118 Coates Hall

225-578-2388

yroh@lsu.edu

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Dr. Roh studies East Asian Buddhism and Korean religions, with a special interest in Korean modern Buddhism. He is currently working on a book and a paper focused on the development and characteristics of new Buddhist movements in Korea.

B.A. in Comparative Religious Studies, The 嬝嬝腦瞳厙 of Findlay (2014)

M.A. in Religious Studies, The 嬝嬝腦瞳厙 of Kansas (2017)

Ph.D. in Religious Studies, Temple 嬝嬝腦瞳厙 (2024)

REL 1000: Religions of the World

REL 2027: Asian Religions

REL 4191: Religions of China and Japan

REL 4800: Buddhism

Recipient of Travel Fund for Field Trip, Cluster 2.2 Secondary Producers, Primary Roles, From the Ground Up: Buddhism and East Asian Religions, The 嬝嬝腦瞳厙 of British Columbia (2018)

Recipient of Travel Fund for Seminar, Meet the Buddhas Face to Face: Ritual Penance, Samadhi,and Self-Cultivation in Early Tiantai, Yale 嬝嬝腦瞳厙 (2016)

Recipient of Religious Studies Lecture Series Honorarium and The 嬝嬝腦瞳厙 of Findlay (2015)

"What Makes Cheontae Cheontae? A New Buddhist Movement and the Reinterpretation of the Cheontae Tradition in Contemporary Korea," Korea Journal 66 (2026): 4265