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...
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...
The Scriptures of Won Buddhism consists of the Canon (a redaction of the first part of the Pulgyo chongjon) and the analects and chronicle of the founder known as the Scripture of Sotaesan. This translation incorporates tenets from the 1943 Canon that were altered in the redaction process and offers persuasive arguments for their re-inclusion.
The Scriptures of Won Buddhism consists of the Canon (a redaction of the first part of the Pulgyo chongjon) and the analects and chronicle of the foun...
