- Su Bong
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birth_place =Kona, Hawaii
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school =Kwan Um School of Zen
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January 7 1943 —July 17 1994 ) was aSoen Sa Nim in theKwan Um School of Zen , the designated heir ofSeung Sahn 's lineage. Of both Korean and Chinese heritageBatchelor, 222] , he was born inKona, Hawaii . Su Bong began his practice with Seung Sahn in 1974, helping to establish many Zen groups and temples for the lineage in the years that followed. In 1981 he receivedinka from Seung Sahn, making him aJi Do Poep Sa Nim (JDPSN) in the lineage and, in 1983, he was ordained asunim and given theBuddhist name Mu Deung. [http://www.subong.org.hk/zm_subong_e.htm] He receivedDharma transmission onOctober 11 ,1992 . OnJuly 17 ,1994 , Su Bong died of unknown causes at a retreat while conductingdokusan inHong Kong .Obituary] Today the Kwan Um School of Zen has a practice center in his name located inHong Kong and named [http://www.subong.org.hk/index_e.htm Su Bong Zen Monastery] .ee also
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References
*cite book| last =Batchelor| first =Stephen| authorlink =Stephen Batchelor| coauthors =| title =The Awakening of the West: The Encounter of Buddhism and Western Culture| publisher =Parallax Press| date =1994| location =| pages =| url =http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30078996&referer=one_hit| doi =| id = | isbn = 0938077694
*cite web| last =Bon Yeon| first =| authorlink =Bon Yeon| coauthors =| title =Obituary - Zen Master Su Bong (1943-1994)| work =| publisher =Kwan Um School of Zen| date =| url =http://www.kwanumzen.org/primarypoint/v11n2-1994-summer-byzm-obituaryforsbzm.html| format =| doi =| accessdate = 2008-01-03Further reading
*cite book| last =Dobisz| first =Jane| authorlink =Bon Yeon| coauthors =| title =The Wisdom of Solitude: A Zen Retreat in the Woods| publisher =HarperCollins| date =2004| location =| pages =| url =http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52542227&referer=one_hit| doi =| id = | isbn = 0060085959
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