| The Dharma Master Chǒngsan of Won Buddhism: Analects and Writings Contributor(s): Chongsan (Author), Chung, Bongkil (Translator), Chung, Bongkil (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1438440243 ISBN-13: 9781438440248 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - History - Religion | Buddhism - Sacred Writings |
| Dewey: 294.342 |
| Series: SUNY Series in Korean Studies |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 342 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Won Buddhism emerged in early twentieth-century Korea after a long period of anti-Buddhist repression. It is a syncretic tradition, a form of Buddhism strongly influenced by the Chŏson dynasty's Neo-Confucian ethical heritage and by Daoism. Seeking to deliver sentient beings from suffering and to create a just and ethical world, Won Buddhism stresses practical application of the dharma and service. It offers a vision of people as one family, morally perfected. This book provides the first English translations of the writings of Chŏngsan (1900-62), the second dharma master of Won Buddhism, who codified the new religion's central doctrines. The translations here include Chŏngsan's discussion of Buddha-nature, described as a mind-seal and symbolized by the Irwŏnsang (a unitary circle); his synthesis of Confucian moral and political programs with Buddhist notions of emancipation from birth and death; and his expositions on realizing the ideal of all people as one family. |