Seung cream
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| Seung Sahn (monk name) | |
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| Hangeul | 숭산 |
| Hanja | 崇山 |
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Revised Romanization |
Sung San |
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McCune- Reischauer |
Sung San |
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| Lee Dok-in (maiden name) | |
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| Hangeul | 이덕인 |
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Revised Romanization |
I Deok-in |
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McCune- Reischauer |
Yi Tŏkin |
Seung Sahn (* 1927 in Seun Choen , Korea ; † November 30, 2004 in Seoul ) was a South Korean Zen master.
As a young man, he first studied Western philosophy at Dong Guk University in Seoul. At the age of twenty he became a monk of the Chogye Order , the largest Buddhist order in South Korea. Here he gave up his maiden name Lee Dok-in and took his monk name Seung Sahn, whose hanja are the same as those of the mountain song .
After a 100-day individual retreat he was examined by Zen master Ko Bong and, at the age of 22, on January 25, 1949, was the only student to receive the Dharma transmission to become a Zen master. He is the 78th patriarch in the lineage of the Korean Buddhist Chogye order.
In 1970 he moved to the USA and founded the Kwan Um Zen School in Providence , Rhode Island. The school now has centers around the world, with a focus on the US, Europe and Asia.
In the course of his life, Zen master Seung Sahn has given eleven master transmissions, and he has also given certain advanced students called Ji Do Poep Sa Nim or Dharma masters the teaching license (Inka).
His students address him with the title "Dae Soen Sa Nim" (DSSN), "revered Zen master".
Zen Master Seung Sahn has published a number of books in English, including a. "The Whole World Is A Single Flower", "Dropping Ashes on the Buddha", "Ten Gates", "Only don't know", "Only doing it for 60 Years", "Compass of Buddhism". There are three German translations.
Books (in German)
- Buddha is upside down. Source of mystical wisdom , J. Kamphausen Verlag, Bielefeld (1990), ISBN 3-933-49606-3
- The compass of Buddhism. Orientation on the way , Theseus Verlag, Berlin, Stuttgart (2002), ISBN 3-89620-191-3
- The whole world is one flower. 365 Zen-Kôans for every day , Johannes Herrmann Verlag, Giessen (2008), ISBN 978-3-937983-13-4
- Ten goals. The Kongan teaching by Zen master Seung Sahn , Johannes Herrmann Verlag, Gießen (2008), ISBN 978-3-937983-21-9
- Just don't know. Collected teaching letters from Zen master Seung Sahn , Johannes Herrmann Verlag, Gießen (2010), ISBN 978-3-937983-25-7
Web links
- Literature by and about Seung Sahn in the catalog of the German National Library
- buddhism.org: The Story of Seung Sahn
- Profile of Seung Sahn on Nate-People (Korean)
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| SURNAME | Seung cream |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 이덕인 (Korean, Hangeul, real name); 李德仁 (Korean, Hanja, real name); I, Deok-in (Revised Romanization, real name); I, Tŏkin (McCune-Reischauer, real name); Lee, Dok-in (alternate transcription, real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean Zen master |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seun Choen , South Korea |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 2004 |
| Place of death | Seoul |