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. They may read the scriptures publicly or sing, and serve as management committee members.

 
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(Korean,
won
, ‘circular’). Korean Buddhist movement, founded by Soe-tae San (1891–1943). He spent his early years in ascetic practice until achieving enlightenment in 1915. In 1924, he founded the Association for the Study of Buddha-Dharma, though under the Japanese occupation, it was relatively unknown. After 1946, the school gained many adherents. Its teaching combines the goal of seeing the
Buddha
in all things (and living consistently with this perception), with
‘timeless and placeless’
Zen, i.e. Zen meditation does not depend on allocated places and times.

 
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(618–86)
. Korean Buddhist scholarmonk. W
nhyo founded the Punhwang (or Haedong) subsect of the Hwa
m (
Hua-yen
) sect, integrated various Buddhist thoughts through his notion of the
‘harmony of disputes’
(
hwajaeng
), and popularized Buddhism through dance and song. A prolific writer, his works include
Kisillonso
(‘Commentary on
Awakening Mah
y
na
Faith’) which had a profound influence on Buddhists in E. Asian countries.

 
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see
FRIENDS, THE SOCIETY OF
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