History of Korean Buddhism

Tony Lee Jr. Intro to Buddhism Professor Hebbar 14 May 2001 A complete history of Korean Buddhism is impossible to summarize in a short paper as this, but an important personality who has helped shape and develop it can be greatly appreciated. Before I introduce this personality, I would like to give a brief history of the introduction of Son Buddhism in Korea. From the beginnings of Cha'an in China, Korean monks had been intimately involved with …showed first 75 words of 2785 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2785 total…faithfully and unmistakably reflects the tradition of Son Buddhism initiated by Chinul about eight hundred years ago. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Works Cited Dongguk University. The History and Culture of Buddhism in Korea. Korea: Dongguk University Press, 1993 Keel, Hee-Sung. Chinul: The Founder of the Korean Son Tradition. Korea: Berkeley Buddhist Studies Series, 1984. Lancaster, Lewis R, ed. Introduction of Buddhism to Korea. Berkeley, 1989 Unseco Collection of Representative Works. The Collected Works of Chinul. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1983.