Dae Gak

Dae Gak
TitleZen master
Personal
Born
Robert Genthner

c. 1947
ReligionSeon
ChildrenGretchen, Maggie and Sam Genthner
EducationAmerican International College
Kent State University
Senior posting
Based inFurnace Mountain
PredecessorSeung Sahn
Students
  • Sen Shin
Websitewww.furnacemountainzen.org

Dae Gak (born 1947), born Robert Genthner, is a Zen master and the guiding teacher of Furnace Mountain in Clay City, Kentucky, a Korean Buddhist temple and retreat center co-founded in 1986 with Seung Sahn. He received Dharma transmission from Seung Sahn in 1994, and now teaches independently of Seung Sahn's Kwan Um School of Zen. In addition to Furnace Mountain he serves as guiding teacher for other Zen groups in North America, Germany and England. He also holds a Ph.D. in psychology and is currently a licensed psychologist in the state of Kentucky.