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American Buddhist teacher
Dae Kwang 대광 | |
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Dae Kwang in 2007 | |
| Title | Soen Sa Nim |
| Personal life | |
| Born | (1944-03-03) March 3, 1944 (age 82) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Zen |
| School | Kwan Um School of Zen |
| Dharma name | Great Light |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Providence Zen Center |
| 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]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Prebish, Charles S (1999). Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America. University of California Press. pp. 34. ISBN 0-520-21697-0.
- ↑ "Teachers of the Kwan Um School of Zen". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
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