Taego Bou(Korean:태고보우;Hanja:Thái cổ phổ ngu,23 October 1301 – 27 January 1383), alternativelyromanizedasTaego BowooorTaego Bowu,was aKorean Seonmaster who lived inGoryeo,was the cofounder of theJogye OrderwithJinul,and is credited as the founder of the modernTaego Order.
He entered into the monastery at 13, and at 25 passed the examination. He practiced at a temple in the mountains north ofSeoul.In 1346 he visitedChinafor two years, and trained underShiwu.Upon returning to Korea, he adopted the precepts ofPai Chang,and under the auspices ofGongmin of Goryeo,he opened a new Buddhist administration office. His sect remained small in number, and receded shortly after his death.[1]
According to tradition,[2]he unified five different branches ofBuddhismand nine different Seon lineages into a single order which still continues. For his efforts, he was appointed as a supreme patriarch for the dynasty.[3]This helped set the standard for Korean Buddhism by bringing both doctrinal and practice-oriented sects together under a single umbrella.[3]
Popular culture
edit- Portrayed by Jung Min in the 1983KBS1TV seriesFoundation of the Kingdom.
References
edit- ^"T'aigo Wangsa | Korean Buddhist monk".Encyclopedia Britannica.Retrieved2020-05-17.
- ^"Taego Order, Overseas Parish: History".Archived fromthe originalon 22 February 2013.Retrieved27 December2012.
- ^ab"Muddy Water Zen: About Taego Order".Retrieved27 December2012.
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