Musangsa (Seung Sahn International Zen Center) is an international zen center which follows the teachings of
Zen Master Seung Sahn. Musangsa is the Head Temple in Asia of the international zen organization
Kwan Um School of Zen. The temple holds 3 months silent retreats
Kyolche each in summer and winter every year where monastics and lay practitioners practice together. It also serves as a training temple for monastics of Kwan Um zen lineage and hosts many foreign practitioners of the same lineage, providing them a chance to practice in Korea. Current main guiding teacher is
Zen Master Dae Bong
Zen ( zh, t=禪, p=Chán; ja, text= 禅, translit=zen; ko, text=선, translit=Seon; vi, text=Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty, known as the Chan School (''Chánzong'' 禪宗), and ...
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Gallery
File:Buddha Hall dragons.jpg, Mistic energy from Gyeryong (chicken dragon) Mountain flows down to Musangsa
File:Trees outside of meditation hall.jpg, "A tree has no likes and dislikes" Trees outside of meditation hall.
File:A view of autumn sky from the Buddha Hall.jpg, Sky is blue, white clouds floating back and forth.
References
Buddhist temples in South Korea
Kwan Um School of Zen
Zen temples
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