Seongcheol

Seongcheol
성철
性徹
TitleZen master, Supreme Patriarch of the Jogye Order
Personal
Born
Yi Yeongju

(1912-04-06)April 6, 1912
DiedNovember 4, 1993(1993-11-04) (aged 81)
ReligionBuddhism
SchoolSeon
Korean name
Hangul
성철
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeongcheol
McCune–ReischauerSŏngch'ŏl

Seongcheol (Korean성철; 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]

  1. ^ a b c 원택. (2001). 성철스님 시봉이야기. Seoul: 김영사. (Wontek. (2001). Seongcheol Seunim Sibong Iyagi. Seoul: Kimyoungsa.) ISBN 89-349-0847-5