Chi Kwang Sunim

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Venerable

Chi Kwang Sunim
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ReligionZen Bhuddist
NationalityAustralian
Senior posting
TeacherKusan

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[]

Sunim studied Seon (Zen) meditation in Songgansa under the Zen master Kusan.[2] She also studied under Myongseong Sunim, Proctor of Unmun Sa Temple.[2]

Sunim was ordained as a bhikkhuni in Korea and is associated with the Lotus Lantern International Buddhist Centre in Korea.[3] A bhikkhunī (Pali) or bhikṣuṇī (Sanskrit) is a fully ordained female monastic in Buddhism.[4]

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.[5]

In 1988 she returned to live in Australia but makes bi-annual trips back to South Korea.[2]

Leadership[]

Sunim 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][6] Sunim is involved with intra-Buddhist and interfaith programs.[1][6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Venerable Chi Kwang Sunim « Wake Up for Peace". Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  2. ^ a b c d "Pilgrimage to Korea with Chi Kwang Sunim – Pilgrimage Paths". Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  3. ^ Sunim, Chi-Kwang. "Chi-Kwang Sunim". Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  4. ^ Talbot, Mary. "Bhikkhuni Ordination: Buddhism's Glass Ceiling". Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  5. ^ "The nuns in Korea". Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  6. ^ a b "Ven. Chi Kwang Sunim Dhamma Talks and Community Welfare Sharing". Buddhist Society Of Victoria (BSV). Retrieved 2021-09-14.
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