Won Buddhism
The Won Buddhism ( kor. 원불교) is a neo Buddhist movement in South Korea . It was officially founded in 1924, when Korea was still a province of Japan, by Sotesan (Pak Chung-bin (박중빈); y 1891–1943), who had an enlightenment in 1916. In 1947, the second patriarch Song Kyu (1900–1962) renamed the community to Won Bulgyo . In 1980 it is said to have had around 0.91 million followers in South Korea.
Her teaching is syncretistic , she represents positions from Theravada and Zen Buddhism as well as from other religions. At the center of the teaching are the writings Wonbulgyo Kyojon .
Among the higher educational institutions, the Wonkwang University in Iksan ( North Jeolla ), South Korea, with its department for won Buddhism, should be emphasized.
literature
- Wippermann, Carsten (2000). Between Cultures: Christianity in South Korea . Lit Verlag Münster
- Chung, Bongkil (1988). Won Buddhism: A synthesis of the moral systems of Confucianism and Buddhism ( Memento August 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), Journal of Chinese philosophy 15, 425-448
- Park, Y. (2010). Won Buddhism , in Keown, Damien; Prebish, Charles S. Encyclopedia of Buddhism, London: Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-55624-8 , pp. 834-935
- McBride, Richard D. (2010). Won Buddhism , in J Gordon Melton; Martin Baumann; Religions of the world: a comprehensive encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, Calif .: ABC-CLIO; pp. 3121-3122
Wonbulgyo Kyojon
- The textbooks of Won Buddhism (Wonbulgyo Kyojon), transl .: Dirk Fündling; Younghee Lee. Iksan, Republ. Korea: Wonbulgyo Publ. 2006
- Chung, Bongkil: The Scriptures of Won Buddhism: A Translation of the Wonbulgyo Kyojon (Classics in East Asians Buddhism). University of Hawaii Press 2003; ISBN 9780824821852
Web links
- Official German location
- Official Website (Korean)
- Official website (Esperanto)
- An attempt at Buddhism in the middle of the world: Won Buddhism
- Wonkwang University (Korean)