Dae Kwang

Dae Kwang
Religion	Zen
School	Kwan Um School of Zen
Dharma name(s)	Great Light
Personal
Nationality	American
Born	March 3, 1944
Senior posting
Based in	Providence Zen Center
Title	Soen Sa Nim
Predecessor	Dae Soen Sa Nim

Dae Kwang is a Soen Sa Nim and is the current guiding teacher of the Providence Zen Center. He was ordained as a monk in 1987 and received Dharma transmission from Seung Sahn in 1996. He also serves as head abbot of the entire lineage, ranking just below Soeng Hyang (who is guiding teacher).^[1][2]

See also

• Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States

References

1. ^ Prebish, Charles S (1999). Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America. University of California Press. pp. 34. ISBN 0520216970. 
2. ^ "Teachers of the Kwan Um School of Zen". http://www.kwanumzen.org/teachers/index.html. Retrieved 2008-01-03. 

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Name	Kwang, Dae
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Date of birth	March 3, 1944
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