Wu Kwang

Wu Kwang

Infobox Buddhist biography
name = Wu Kwang


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birth_name = Richard Shrobe
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birth_date = 1950
birth_place = United States
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nationality = American
denomination = Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
school = Kwan Um School of Zen
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title = Soen sa Nim
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Wu Kwang Soen Sa Nim (1950 - present), born Richard Shrobe, is head Zen teacher at Chogye International Zen Center of New York, a practice center of the Kwan Um School of Zen. Before coming to Zen practice Richard studied Hinduism under Swami Satchidananda. He is a social worker who incorporates Gestalt therapy in his counseling. In 1975 Wu Kwang began his Zen practice and received Dharma transmission from Seung Sahn in 1984. He is also an accomplished jazz musician.

Bibliography

*"Open Mouth Already a Mistake," Cumberland, RI : Primary Point Press, 1997. ISBN: 0942795083
*"Don't Know Mind: the Spirit of Korean Zen," Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2004. ISBN:1590301102

ee also

*Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States


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