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Kyong Ho Seonsa (Korean: 경허선사; Hanja:
Gyeongheo / 경허 / | |
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Title | Soen Sa Nim |
Personal | |
Born | 1846 Jadong-ri, Jeonju, Korea |
Religion | Buddhism |
School | Chogye (Seon) |
Senior posting | |
Teacher | Manhwa Bosŏn |
Successor | Suwŏl–sŏnsa (1855–1928), Hyewŏl–sŏnsa (1861–1937), Man’gong–sŏnsa (1871–1946), Hanam–sŏnsa (1876–1951) |
Upon hearing that there are no nostrils, I realize the whole world is my home; on the path under the Yŏnam mountain in June, people in the fields enjoy the day, singing the song of good harvest.
Kyŏnghŏ now devoted himself to teaching Sŏn at various monasteries including Pŏmŏ–sa, Haein–sa and Sŏnggwang–sa until his disappearance in 1905. His activities from 1905 until his death in 1912 are not clear. Some claim that he wandered around in the northern part of Korea as a beggar; and other sources report that he lived a life of a layperson, letting his hair grow and teaching Confucian classics.
Kyŏnghŏ's role in Korean Buddhism is great because his main disciples, Suwŏl–sŏnsa (1855–1928), Hyewŏl–sŏnsa (1861–1937), Man’gong–sŏnsa (1871–1946), and Hanam–sŏnsa (1876–1951) were extremely important in the transmission of the dharma. Kyŏnghŏ is recognized as the founder of modern Korean Sŏn Buddhism: he revived Chinul’s idea of kanhwa Sŏn and also lived the life of a bodhisattva with his unobstructed actions, in the manner of his distant predecessor Wŏnhyo (617-686). Kyŏnghŏ was also a great proponent of teaching lay Buddhists Sŏn meditation, which was revolutionary because he both devoted himself to meditation in a hermitage and also lived among lay Buddhists in the secular world. Kyŏnghŏ’s unconventional lifestyle and eccentric character brought him some criticism as well as fame amongst the followers of the "wild freedom" style Sŏn masters.
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edit- ^ Brazier, David (2002). The Feeling Buddha: A Buddhist Psychology of Character, Adversity and Passion. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 58. ISBN 0-312-29509-X.
- ^ Sahn, Seung (1994). Dropping Ashes on the Buddha. Grove Press. pp. 144, 145. ISBN 0-8021-3052-6.