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	Seung Sahn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Seung Sahn Soen-sa (1927-2004) was the 78th Patriarch of Korean Zen (or Korean Sŏn) Buddhism.
		In 1948, Seung Sahn retired from secular life, taking vows and ordaining as a Buddhist monk.
		On November 30th, at the age of 77 and surrounded by his students, Seung Sahn Soen sa died at Hwa Gye Sah temple in Seoul, South Korea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seung_Sahn (699 words)

	Seung Sahn Soen Sa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Seung Sahn Soen Sa Seung Sahn Soen Sa Seung Sahn is an extremely unusual teacher.
		There are many, many stories about Seung Sahn in Dharma combat with his teachers and these are codified in his school's formal teachings, a Zen Catechism.
		Seung Sahn was as socially engaged as any of the spiritual teachers I met.
	www.itisnotreal.com /subpage12.html (634 words)

	Seung Sahn.doc (Converted) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Zen Master Seung Sahn has been largely accredited with introducing Korean Zen to the West, and for this reason has been referred to as the "Korean Bodhidharma" in his homeland.
		In the course of the next ten years, Sahn was a captain in the army (he was drafted when the Korean War broke out), an abbot of a temple outside of Seoul, and the founder of the United Buddhism Association (a lay community).
		Sahn passed on the Inka seal to several of his American students, enabling them to teach and spread the practice themselves.
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~munno/OregonCourses/REL4400002/summaries/Knudsen-Seung_Sahn-summary.htm (456 words)

	Amazon.ca: Dropping Ashes on the Buddha: The Teaching of Zen Master Seung Sahn: Books: Stephen Mitchell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Seung Sahn was the first teacher to bring Korean Zen Buddhism to America and has since founded his own school.
		Zen Master Seung Sahn is one of the greatest teachers of Zen to have come to the West to date.
		Seung Sahn is a hoot, and Mitchell does a wonderful job presenting his teachings (in 99 fairly short sections, mostly taken from Seung Sahn's Dharma talks and personal correspondence).
	www.amazon.ca /Dropping-Ashes-Buddha-Teaching-Master/dp/0802130526 (1094 words)

	Sahn,Seung Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
		Here is the inimitable Zen Master Seung Sahn up close and personal--in selections from the correspondence that was one of his primary modes of teaching.
		Seung Sahn received hundreds of letters per month, each of which he answered personally, and some of the best of which are included here.
		by Dae, Dae Gak, Seung Sahn (Foreword by)
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Sahn,Seung (455 words)

	Only Don't Know by Seung Sahn and Seung : Booksamillion.com (1570624321, Paperback)
		"Seung Sahn has inspired thousands of students to take up Zen practice and has managed the seemingly impossible task of nurturing a genuine monastic Zen tradition on Western soil.
		Here is the inimitable Zen Master Seung Sahn as up close and personal as you're likely to see him -- in selections from the correspondence that is one of his primary modes of teaching.
		Seung Sahn receives hundreds of letters per month, each of which he answers personally, some of the best of which are included here.
	www.booksamillion.com /ncom/books?pid=1570624321 (259 words)

	Shambhala - Browse your results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Zen Master Seung Sahn (1927–2004) was the first teacher to bring Korean Zen Buddhism to America, having already established temples in Japan and Hong Kong.
		Here is the inimitable Zen Master Seung Sahn up close and personal—in selections from the correspondence that was one of his primary modes of teaching.
		A major figure in the transmission of Zen to the West, Zen Master Seung Sahn was known for his powerful teaching style, which was direct, surprising, and often humorous.
	www.shambhala.com /html/catalog/items/author/207.cfm (334 words)

	Hoarded Ordinaries: Suddenly, silence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Early this morning (early evening South Korean time), Zen Master Seung Sahn, founder of the Kwan Um School of Zen, died peacefully of heart failure while surrounded by his students at Hwa Gye Sa temple in Seoul.
		Seung Sahn's books were among the first I read when I was just getting into Buddhism, and I've known several students in his lineage.
		Jean, ZM Seung Sahn was definitely a remarkable man! He wasn't perfect...now that he's dead, some of his detractors have materialized to remind people of transgressions he committed (and subsequently apologized & repented for) some 20 years ago.
	www.hoardedordinaries.com /archives/000339.html (1566 words)

	Kansas Zen Center - Our Teachers
		Zen Master Seung Sahn is the founding teacher of the Kwan Um School of Zen.
		Zen Master Seung Sahn has given dharma transmission to about a dozen Zen Masters, and inka (authorization to teach) to about two dozen Dharma Masters (in Korean, Ji Do Poep Sa Nim) spread all over the world: Asia, North America, Europe, and Africa.
		She was one of the founders of the Kansas Zen Center in 1978 and received inka (authorization to teach) from Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1998.
	www.kansaszencenter.org /teachers.html (369 words)

	Teachers
		Zen Master Seung Sahn, the founding teacher of the Kwan Um School of Zen, is the 78th Patriarch in his line of Transmission within the Chogye order of Korean Buddhism.
		Zen Master Seung Sahn gave transmission to a number of Zen Masters, and inka -- the authority to teach -- to other senior students.
		Zen Master Seung Sahn, or "Dae Soen Sa Nim" as he is known to his students, passed away on November 30, 2004.
	www.glzc.org /teachers.htm (618 words)

	Northern Light Zen Center
		Northern Light Center is a member of the Kwan Um School of Zen (KUSZ), which was founded in 1972 by Zen Master Seung Sahn, a monk in the Korean Chogye Order and the first Korean Zen Master to live and teach in the west.
		Zen Master Seung Sahn is the 78th teacher in his line of dharma transmission which extends back through the Chogye Order to Taego Pou (1301 - 1382), a student and dharma heir of Shih-Wu in China.
		The teaching and practice forms of the KUSZ are derived and adapted from the Korean Chogye Order by Zen Master Seung Sahn.
	www.nlzc.org /NLZC.html (454 words)

	-- Beliefnet.com
		Master Seung Sahn opens "One Sound" with "Morning Bell Chant," a pre-dawn ritual recited by hundreds of Kwan Um Zen students around the world before the first morning meditation.
		Seung Sahn chants as only a sincere practitioner can--nothing added, nothing taken away: just pure, sonorous intonation.
		Visit the website of Master Seung Sahn's Kwan Um School of Zen.
	www.beliefnet.com /story/40/story_4068_2.html (438 words)

	A Zen Demonstration
		Zen Master Seung Sahn is the founder of the Kwan Um School of Zen and the 78th patriarch in his line of transmission in the Chogye order of Korean Buddhism.
		Seung Sahn came to the United States in 1972 and started the Providence Zen Center; since then he and his students have founded over a hundred temples, centers and groups around the world.
		Seung Sahn's books include Ten Gates, The Compass of Zen, Dropping Ashes on the Buddha, Only Don't Know and The Whole World Is a Single Flower
	www.thebuddhadharma.com /issues/2004/winter/seung_sahn.html (993 words)

	Teachers.htm
		The founding teacher of our School is Zen Master Seung Sahn, the 78th Patriarch in his line of transmission in the Chogye order of Korean Buddhism.
		He was ordained a monk in 1996 and received inka from Zen Master Seung Sahn on April 7, 2001.
		He has been practicing with Zen Master Seung Sahn and living in Kwan Um School of Zen centers since 1977.
	my.execpc.com /~magglpie/Teachers.htm (463 words)

	Untitled Document
		Though he graduated from Harvard, much to the disappointment of friends and family, he skipped the pomp and circumstance of a Harvard graduation ceremony, and all of its many parties and celebrations, in order to do a one-month intensive solo meditation retreat.
		Hyon Gak Sunim cut his hair and was given Novice Monk precepts by Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1992, at Nam Hwa Sah Temple, the Temple of the Sixth Patriarch, located on Chogye Mountain in Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China.
		He was appointed by Zen Master Seung Sahn to compile and edit several of the Zen Master’s books in English: The Whole World is a Single Flower (Boston, 1992: Charles E. Tuttle; with Jane McLaughlin/Zen Master Bon Yeon); The Compass of Zen (Boston, 1997: Shambhala); Only Don’t Know (Boston, 1999: Shambhala).
	www.seoulzen.org /guiding.html (611 words)

	Korean Buddhism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		There was a lot of polical infighting for control of the order, with the old guard, appointed by the Japanese during WWII, being pushed out by the nationalist and reformist new guys, such as Seung Sahn.
		I did meet one extraordinary monk, Seung Sahn-Nim (No relation to my Seung Sahn Soen Sa), who was the abbott of a small temple in Seoul.
		Below is Seung Sahn's discussion about it to his students.
	www.itisnotreal.com /subpage14.html (856 words)

	Buddhist Masters and Their Organisations: Seung Sahn Soen-sa
		The Kwan Um School of Zen is an international organization of more than a hundred centers and groups founded by Zen Master Seung Sahn, the first Korean Zen Master to live and teach in the West.
		But this time, a nun woke up to go to the outhouse and, missing her shoes, she woke up everyone in the nuns' quarters.
		Zen Master Seung Sahn, founder of the international Kwan Um School of Zen, died on November 30, 2004, at Hwa Gye Sah temple in Seoul, Korea.
	www.buddhanet.net /masters/soen-sa.htm (1843 words)

	Amazon.com: Bone of Space: Poems by Zen Master Seung Sahn: Books: Seung Sahn,Seung Shan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		These are poems by Zen Master Seung Sahn.
		Kwanseum Bosal, Zen Master Seung Sahn, Hui Neng, Namu Amitabul
		Zen Master Seung Sahn's simple style and the 'bone' of the poetry help the reader return to this very moment.
	www.amazon.com /Bone-Space-Poems-Master-Seung/dp/0942795067 (937 words)

	Master Seung Sahn 1927-2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Zen Master Seung Sahn, renowned master in the Korean Buddhist tradition, and founder of the international Kwan Um School of Zen, died on November 30, at Hwa Gye Sa temple in Seoul, Korea.
		Zen Master Seung Sahn was born Duk In Lee in 1927 in an area which is now part of North Korea.
		In 1972, Zen Master Seung Sahn came to the United States, becoming the first Korean Zen master to live and teach in the west.
	www.mro.org /mr/archive/23-1/articles/sahn.html (285 words)

	Understanding Yourself
		Zen Master Seung Sahn said, "This don't know mind is you.
		Zen Master Seung Sahn said, "In a cookie factory, different cookies are baked in the shape of animals, cars, people and airplanes.
		Zen Master Seung Sahn said, "Four blind men went to the zoo and visited the elephant.
	members.tripod.com /~penobscotzen/penobscotzen/pazg3.html (437 words)

	Dropping Ashes on the Buddha: The Teaching of Zen Master Seung Sahn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Stephen Mitchell, now married to Byron Katie, was an early (as Americans go) student of Seung Sahn's and has gone on to a career of writing and translating many spiritual books.
		This book is on Korean Zen master Seung Sahn and his lecures, letters and general dialogue with students and sometimes others.
		More of a mythical, romance kinda approach and feel to it (like the story Of Sahn's life, as well as some of the previous masters of his lineage).
	www.anydonation.com /books/book.php?isbn=0802130526 (709 words)

	Zen Master Seung Sahn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Zen Master Seung Sahn (Dae Soen Sa Nim) is the founding teacher of the Kwan Um School of Zen, and is the seventy-eighth Patriarch in the line of Transmission in the Chogye order of Korean Buddhism.
		After founding temples in Tokyo and Hong Kong, Zen Master Seung Sahn came to the United States, becoming the first Korean Zen Master to live and teach in the West.
		Zen Master Seung Sahn is the author of "Compass of Zen", "The Whole World is a Single Flower - 365 Kong-Ans For Everyday Life", "Dropping Ashes on the Buddha", "Only Don’t Know", "Ten Gates" and "Bone of Space".
	zen.kwanumeurope.org /rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=33 (509 words)

	Spring Comes, the Grass Grows by Itself
		Zen Master Seung Sahn died of heart failure at Hwa Gye Sa temple in Korea on November 30.
		Known to his students as Dae Soen Sa Nim (Great Honored Zen Teacher), he was the first Korean Zen master to live and teach in the West and was the founding teacher of the Kwan Um School of Zen, an international organization of more than one hundred centers and groups.
		Zen Master Seung Sahn was the 78th patriarch in his line of transmission in the Chogye order of Korean Buddhism.
	www.thebuddhadharma.com /issues/2005/spring/seung_sangh.html (1558 words)

	History of Kwan Um Do Kwang
		Master Fortin was a student of Shim Gum Do Master Kim for 20 years, living with the sword grandmaster for much of that time at the temple, where he attained the rank of a Shim Gum Do master.
		Master Fortin has also been a student of Zen Master Seung Sahn for almost 30 years, and continues to teach martial arts and Zen practice under Seung Sahn's official sanction.
		To "Kwan Um Do" Master Seung Sahn added the word Kwang or Light, to designate a unique branch of Kwan Um Do.
	www.specific-impulse.com /kudk/kudk_founding.html (910 words)

	Kansas Zen Center, 785.331.2274
		Judy Roitman, JDPSN began practicing Zen with Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1976.
		She is currently the guiding teacher of the Kansas Zen Center.
		Dennis Duermeier, JDPSN became a student of Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1981 and received inka in April 2000.
	www.kansaszencenter.org /teachers.shtml (371 words)

	The Compass of Zen (2-Volume Set)
		In his many years of teaching throughout the world, Zen Master Seung Sahn has become known for his unique ability to cut to the heart of Buddhist teaching in a way that is strikingly clear, without relying upon esoteric or academic language.
		In this book, based on his talks, he presents the basic teachings of Buddhism in a way that is wonderfully rich and accessible for both beginners and long-time students.
		Zen Master Seung Sahn recently celebrated thirty years of teaching his Korean-lineage Zen in the West.
	hanbooks.com /coofzen2se.html (487 words)

	Upaya Zen Center: Santa Fe, New Mexico. Inspired by the 2600 year old tradition of Buddhism, Upaya offers practices and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In dying, the karmic bonds of this beloved teacher were released and his life came to an end.
		• May the merit of this invocation be sent to Dae Seung Sahn Sunim, who has newly returned to his origins.
		Humbly we pray that the inmost nature of his spirit and the fruit of his life may bloom like a lotus.
	www.upaya.org /htmls/ZP_Ceremony_Memorial.html (501 words)

	Las Vegas' Zen Center - Great Bright Zen Center - Kwan Um School of Zen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		GBZC provides an approach to the practice of Zen Buddhism that leads to the clarification of the mind, so that we may live our lives for the benefit of all sentient beings.
		The guidelines we follow are based on Korean Chogye Zen Buddhism. GBZC is a Kwan Um School of Zen lay training center dedicated to the teaching brought to America by Zen Master Seung Sahn in the early 1970's.
		This year marks the second anniversary of the passing of our beloved teacher. This occasion will be honored in Korea at Hwa Gye Sa Temple on Friday, December 8, 2006, with a traditional ceremony. ZM Sahn Sunim's story may be found at:
	greatbrightzen.org (325 words)

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