The funeral for the Most Venerable Jikwan, former Chief Administrator of South Korea’s largest Buddhist sect Jogye Order, will be held on Friday.

Jikwan died from asthma on Monday at Gyeongguk Temple in Seoul at the age of 79.

The Jogye Order will host and organize the funeral. The decision was made on Tuesday in a meeting of order officials chaired by the Most Venerable Jaseung, the current president of the Buddhist sect.

The funeral and a cremation ceremony for Jikwan will be held in Haein Temple in Hapcheon, South Gyeongsang Province.

Jikwan is said to have laid the foundation for the unity and revival of the Jogye Order and promoted harmony with other religions while serving as the chief of the nation’s largest Buddhist denomination for four years from 2005.