Su Bong

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name = Su Bong


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birth_place = Kona, Hawaii
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denomination = Zen Buddhism
school = Kwan Um School of Zen
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Su Bong (January 7 1943—July 17 1994) was a Soen Sa Nim in the Kwan Um School of Zen, the designated heir of Seung Sahn's lineage. Of both Korean and Chinese heritageBatchelor, 222] , he was born in Kona, Hawaii. Su Bong began his practice with Seung Sahn in 1974, helping to establish many Zen groups and temples for the lineage in the years that followed. In 1981 he received inka from Seung Sahn, making him a Ji Do Poep Sa Nim (JDPSN) in the lineage and, in 1983, he was ordained a sunim and given the Buddhist name Mu Deung. [http://www.subong.org.hk/zm_subong_e.htm] He received Dharma transmission on October 11, 1992. On July 17, 1994, Su Bong died of unknown causes at a retreat while conducting dokusan in Hong Kong.Obituary] Today the Kwan Um School of Zen has a practice center in his name located in Hong Kong and named [http://www.subong.org.hk/index_e.htm Su Bong Zen Monastery] .

ee also

*Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States

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References

*cite book| last =Batchelor| first =Stephen| authorlink =Stephen Batchelor| coauthors =| title =The Awakening of the West: The Encounter of Buddhism and Western Culture| publisher =Parallax Press| date =1994| location =| pages =| url =http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30078996&referer=one_hit| doi =| id = | isbn = 0938077694
*cite web| last =Bon Yeon| first =| authorlink =Bon Yeon| coauthors =| title =Obituary - Zen Master Su Bong (1943-1994)| work =| publisher =Kwan Um School of Zen| date =| url =http://www.kwanumzen.org/primarypoint/v11n2-1994-summer-byzm-obituaryforsbzm.html| format =| doi =| accessdate = 2008-01-03

Further reading

*cite book| last =Dobisz| first =Jane| authorlink =Bon Yeon| coauthors =| title =The Wisdom of Solitude: A Zen Retreat in the Woods| publisher =HarperCollins| date =2004| location =| pages =| url =http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52542227&referer=one_hit| doi =| id = | isbn = 0060085959