Chi Kwang Sunim
Venerable Chi Kwang Sunim | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Zen Buddhist |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Kusan |
Venerable Chi Kwang Sunim is a Zen Buddhist nun.[1] She is currently the leader of a small community and forest retreat in Kinglake, Victoria.[2]
Training
[edit]Chi Kwang studied Seon (Zen) meditation in Songgansa under the Zen master Kusan.[2] She also studied under Myongseong Sunim, Proctor of Unmun Sa Temple.[2]
Chi Kwang was ordained as a bhikkhunī (fully ordained female monastic) in South Korea and is associated with the Lotus Lantern International Buddhist Centre in South Korea.[3]
In Blossoms of the Dharma: Living as a Buddhist Nun she writes that "the Korean bhikkhunis have established a systematic, effective way of training new nuns." This includes a novice period, sutra study schools and then meditation halls or other vocations.[4]
In 1988 she returned to live in Australia but makes bi-annual trips back to South Korea.[2]
Leadership
[edit]Chi Kwang is the chair of the Seon Centre in Kinglake.[1] She has been the chair of the Australian Sangha Association and the Buddhist Council of Victoria.[1][5] Chi Kwang is involved with intra-Buddhist and interfaith programs.[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Venerable Chi Kwang Sunim « Wake Up for Peace". Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ a b c d "Pilgrimage to Korea with Chi Kwang Sunim – Pilgrimage Paths". Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Sunim, Chi-Kwang. "Chi-Kwang Sunim". Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "The nuns in Korea". Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron. 28 December 1999. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ a b "Ven. Chi Kwang Sunim Dhamma Talks and Community Welfare Sharing". Buddhist Society Of Victoria (BSV). Retrieved 2021-09-14.