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Zen Master Seung Sahn and Zen Master Su Bong in Korea
Zen Master Su Bong
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Zen Master Su Bong was born on January 7, 1943 in North Kona, Hawaii. His mother was of Korean descent, and his father was of Chinese Hakka origin.
In 1974, he met Zen Master Seung Sahn, and soon became one of his most dedicated students in America. Between 1975 and 1981 he helped establish the Dharma Zen Centre in Los Angeles, and helped build many Buddhist temples and pagodas in North America. In 1981, he received 'inka', the authority to lead retreats and teach kong-an practice, and also served as Abbot of Dharma Zen Centre. In 1983, he was ordained as a monk and given the name Mu Deung.
Between 1983 and 1994, he led thirteen 90-days Kyol Che retreats in the United States, as well as the Su Dok Sah, Shin Won Sah and Hwa Gye Sah temples in Korea. He also made many teaching trips to Western and Eastern Europe especially Poland and Russia. In October 1992, at a formal ceremony in Providence Zen Centre, he received transmission of the Dharma from Zen Master Seung Sahn, and the Enlightenment name of Su Bong Soen Sa, meaning "Extraordinary Peak".
Between 1990 and 1994 he taught extensively in South Africa and Hong Kong. Together with Zen Master Seung Sahn, Zen Master Su Bong brought Zen teaching to China, Singapore, Malaysia and Australia. He was the guiding teacher for the Hong Kong Sangha, the South African Sangha, the Seoul International Sangha, and the Queensland, Australia, Sangha.
On July 17, 1994, when Zen Master Su Bong was giving an interview to a young girl aged fourteen in Hong Kong Zen Centre, he asked the young girl: "What is the universal sound?" The young girl hit the floor. Zen Master said: "Correct", and then passed into Nirvana, sitting up in his full Dharma robe and kasa. His bodily age was fifty-one, and his monk's age was eleven.
Su Bong
Su Bong (January 7, 1943–July 17, 1994), dharma name 무등 스님 Mu Deung Sunim, born See Hoy Liau, was a Soen Sa Nim in the Kwan Um School of Zen — a dharma successor of the late Zen master Seung Sahn , who he received dharma transmission from in October of 1992. He received the transmission name Su Bong, which means “High Mystic Peak” or “Extraordinary Peak.”
He first met Zen master Seung Sahn in Los Angeles at Tahl Mah Sah Zen Center in 1974, fast-becoming one of his most dedicated students. Between 1975 and 1981 he helped establish Dharma Zen Center in Los Angeles, becoming a bodhisattva monk during that time. He received inka (empowered to teach koans) from Seung Sahn in December of 1981 on Buddha's Enlightenment Day, leading his first Kyol Che that next winter and later ordaining as a monk in 1983 (receiving the dharma name Mu Deung). Before his death in 1994, Su Bong would lead thirteen Kyol Che — both in the United States and Korea.
According to a 1994 issue of Primary Point , the Kwan Um School of Zen's publication, Su Bong also taught in “Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, South Africa, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, the United States, Croatia, and countless other places.”
Su Bong died July 17, 1994 of a sudden heart attack while doing koan work with a fourteen year-old during a two-day retreat at his Hong Kong Zen Center. He was 51 years old. Here is the account of his final moments, again from the Primary Point piece:
“It was shortly before lunch. He had asked her a few kong-ans. Then he asked her, “What is universal sound?” The young girl hit the floor. Su Bong Soen Sa's voice became very soft, and he said, “Correct.” His chin lowered to his chest.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subong
Zen Master Seung Sahn and Zen Master Su Bong in Korea
Szu Bong különszám
Zen tükör : a Tan Kapuja Buddhista Egyház Zen Közösségének lapja. - 1994/ősz 2.évf.3.sz.
https://www.tkbe.hu/kiadvanyok/zen-tukor/zen-tukor-ii-evfolyam-3-szam-1994
Szu Bong: Kis hal a nagy tóban
Fordította Mészáros Tamás
Zen tükör : a Tan Kapuja Buddhista Egyház Zen Közösségének lapja. - 2019/tél 16.sz. p.5.
https://www.tkbe.hu/kiadvanyok/zen-tukor/zen-tukor-ix-evfolyam-1-szam-2019
Szu Bongnak (1943–1994), a Kvan Um Zen zen mesterének 1993. márciusában elhangzott tanítása. Megjelent 2012-ben, a Su Bong Zen Monastery kiadásában a Wake Up: What Am I – The Teachings of Zen Master Su Bong kötetben, a 28–30. oldalakon.
