Hyobong Hangnul
Hyobong Hangnul | |
|---|---|
Jogye | |
| Education | Waseda University |
| Senior posting | |
| Successor | Kusan Sunim |
Hyobong Hangnul (1888—1966) was a
sentenced a man to death. Having told no one of his resignation, he took to selling toffee in rural towns and eventually came to ordain as a sunim under Sŏktu Sunim. Hyobong went on to live as a traveling monk, visiting monastery after monastery for many years.[2] He died in the posture of zazen while at P'Yoch'chung monastery in 1966.[1]
See also
- Buddhism in Korea
- Korean Seon
- Jogye Order
Notes
References
- Buswell, Robert E. (1992). The Zen Monastic Experience: Buddhist Practice in Contemporary Korea. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-07407-0.
- Snelling, John (1991). The Buddhist Handbook: A Complete Guide to Buddhist Schools, Teaching, Practice and History. Inner Traditions. OCLC 23649530.