User:Omatty/Beopjeong
Beopjeong 性徹 | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | Park Jae-cheol October 8, 1932 |
| Died | March 11, 2010 (aged 77) Seoul, South Korea |
| Religion | Seon Buddhism |
| Dharma names | Beopjeong |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 법정 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Beopjeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pŏpgchŏng |
Beopjeong (October 8, 1932 – March 10, 2010) is the dharma name of a Korean Seon (Zen) Master.[1] He was a key figure in modern Korean Buddhism, being responsible for significant changes to it from the 1950s to 1990s.[1]
Seongcheol was widely recognized in Korea as having been a living Buddha, due to his extremely ascetic lifestyle, the duration and manner of his meditation training, his central role in reforming Korean Buddhism in the post-World War II era, and the quality of his oral and written teachings.[1]
- ^ a b c 원택. (2001). 성철스님 시봉이야기. Seoul: 김영사. (Wontek. (2001). Seongcheol Seunim Sibong Iyagi. Seoul: Kimyoungsa.) ISBN 89-349-0847-5