Mangong(Korean:만공;Hanja:Mãn không,1871–1946) orSong Mangongwas aKoreanBuddhistmonk,independence activist,scholar, poet, writer, and philosopher during theJapanese occupationof Korea. Mangong was born inJeongeup,Jeonbuk Provincein 1871 and was ordained at the age of 14.[1]Though he spent three years teachingZen traditioninMahayeon TempleinKeumkang Mountainand briefly served as theabbotofMagok Temple,he spent most of his life teaching Zen atDeoksung MountaininYesan,Chungnam Province.Mangong revitalized the Zen tradition ofKorean Buddhismalong with his teacher,Zen MasterKyongho.[2]
Mangong 만공 Mãn không | |
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 Mangong, circa 1940 | |
| Title | Zen Master |
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| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Seon Buddhism |
See also
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Letter of Mangong (1930) -
Temple of Junwol, 1941 -
Temple magoksa of monks (1930)
References
edit- ^"Wolmyeon Mangong".Bulgyo Sinmun. 12 January 2005.Retrieved25 October2015.
- ^"Temple plaque of Zen Master Mangong".Hyeondai Bulgyo. 15 November 2000.Retrieved25 October2015.
Web site
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- http://www.ibulgyo.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=84271
- http://www.ibulgyo.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=85495
- http://www.ibulgyo.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=90104
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