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Seongcheol 성철 性徹
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Zen master, Supreme Patriarch of the Jogye Order
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Born
Yi Yeongju
(1912-04-06)April 6, 1912
Korea, Empire of Japan
Died
November 4, 1993(1993-11-04) (aged 81)
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Korean name
Hangul
성철
Hanja
性徹
Revised Romanization
Seongcheol
McCune–Reischauer
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Seongcheol (Korean: 성철; April 6, 1912 – November 4, 1993) was a Korean Seon 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]
Seongcheol (Korean: 성철; April 6, 1912 – November 4, 1993) was a Korean Seon master. He was a key figure in modern Korean Buddhism, being responsible for...
to ripen it and attain full Buddhahood. In contemporary Korean Seon, Seongcheol defended the stance of "sudden insight, sudden cultivation". Citing Taego...
modern times, and was the home temple of the influential Seon master Seongcheol, who died in 1993. The temple was first built in 802. Legend says that...
practiced method. It was taught by Seon masters like Chinul (1158–1210) and Seongcheol (1912–1993), and modern Chinese masters like Sheng Yen and Xuyun. In the...
"sudden enlightenment, gradual cultivation". The modern Korean Seon master Seongcheol revived the slogan "sudden enlightenment, sudden cultivation", ascribed...
enlightenment, gradual cultivation", the modern Korean Seon master, Seongcheol's revival of Hui Neng's "sudden enlightenment, sudden cultivation" has...
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