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법계명성 / 法界明星 Beopgye Myeongseong (1931-)

Family & given name: 전임호 / 全姙鎬 Jeon Imho

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PDF: Women in Gray Robes
Continuity in the Traditional and Contemporary Religious Identity of Korean Buddhist Nuns
by Chungwhan Sung
Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 2011, 308 p.

This dissertation will explore the lives and practices of the Korean Buddhist nuns of the famous seminary of Unmunsa by combining historical analysis and ethnographic research, and by applying a hermeneutic perspective. Korean women have been involved with Buddhism for almost 1,600 years, but in the course of this long history they have often been marginalized and subordinated. Despite that, they have built their own traditions and identities, as well as established autonomous roles in Korean religious society. By combining historical and ethnographic research, this dissertation will illustrate how, throughout their history, Korean nuns have maintained their system of ordinations and have independently managed their own female monastic communities and educational systems. This is particularly true of modern Korean nuns whose status, along with that of Korean women in general, has dramatically changed since the Korean War of 1950-53. Although there have been several attempts at academic analysis of both Buddhist monastic life and Western interpretation of Zen and Seon religious traditions, my proposed study will be the first comprehensive English-language academic exploration of its kind, examining the intersection of religious identity and autonomy among Korean nuns. More specifically, its main focus will be the monastic life and education of the nuns of the Unmunsa, which is affiliated with the Jogye Order, the largest Buddhist sect in Korea, known for its emphasis on monasticism.

Chapter 6.
pp. 231-279.

ABBESS MYEONGSEONG: FEMALE RELIGIOUS LEADER .......................... 231
Before Joining the Monastery ............................................................... 232
Myeongseong as a Novice Nun ............................................................. 240
Myeongseong as a Teacher at Unmunsa ................................................. 253
Myeongseong as the Abbess at Unmunsa ................................................ 262
Myeongseong and the Nun Association within the Jogye Order .................... 267
Myeongseong and Korean Nuns within Globalization ................................... 273