History of Korean Buddhism
Title: History of Korean Buddhism
Category: /Society & Culture/Religion
Details: Words: 2776 | Pages: 10 (approximately 235 words/page)
History of Korean Buddhism
Category: /Society & Culture/Religion
Details: Words: 2776 | Pages: 10 (approximately 235 words/page)
Tony Lee Jr.
Intro to Buddhism
A complete history of Korean Buddhism is impossible to summarize in a short paper as this, but an important personality who has helped shape and develop it can be greatly appreciated. Before I introduce this personality, I would like to give a brief history of the introduction of Son Buddhism in Korea. From the beginnings of Cha'an in China, Korean monks had been intimately involved with the traditions as
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this order faithfully and unmistakably reflects the tradition of Son Buddhism initiated by Chinul about eight hundred years ago.
Works Cited
Dongguk University. The History and Culture of Buddhism in Korea. Korea: Dongguk
University Press, 1993
Keel, Hee-Sung. Chinul: The Founder of the Korean Son Tradition. Korea: Berkeley
Buddhist Studies Series, 1984.
Lancaster, Lewis R, ed. Introduction of Buddhism to Korea. Berkeley, 1989
Unseco Collection of Representative Works. The Collected Works of Chinul.
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1983.