Chi Kwang Sunim
Venerable Chi Kwang Sunim | |
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Personal | |
Religion | Zen Bhuddist |
Nationality | Australian |
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[]
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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Talbot, Mary. "Bhikkhuni Ordination: Buddhism's Glass Ceiling". Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "The nuns in Korea". Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron. 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.
- Living people
- 20th-century women
- Buddhist nuns
- Zen Buddhist nuns
- Australian Buddhists