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Venerable Dr. Jongmae Kenneth Park |
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Born in Seoul Korea (1954) Novice training under Master Moo-Gong (1970-1974) Ordained as a Zen monk under the Korean Buddhist Chogye order (1974) Founded Bo Kwang Buddhist Temple Anaheim (1986) Founded Mook Rim Society International (1994) Bishop of Korean Buddhist Taego order overseas parish (2006-present) Member of central council of Korean Buddhist Taego order (2006-present) Received a degree of Patriarch by Supreme Patriarch of Taego order (2008)
*Education Graduated Hwaom Buddhist College / BA (1976) Graduated College of Buddhist Studies L.A / Master and Doctor (1996-2003)
*Academic profession Professor at Loyola Marymount University (2006-present) Founder and Dean at Institute for Buddhist Studies Austria (2004-present) Buddhist director and a faculty fellow at University of Southern California (1999-2003)
*Author of: A Brief for Buddhism-the teachings of Gautama Buddha (2005) Die Lehren des Gautama Buddha (2006) Buddhist Dictionary (Chinese-English-Pali-Sanskrit) (2007) Co-author of various books (English and Korean) email: jongmae@lmu.edu |
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Venerable Dr. Sul Song, California |
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Ven.Dr. Sul Song in California / Bup Ryoon Sa temple Abbot of Bup Ryoon Sa temple in Orange County, California Graduated from Dongguk university (BA) & (MA) Received a Doctoral degree from Dongguk university (Ph.D) |
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Venerable Man Sung, California |
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Ven. Man Sung Kang Graduated from Dongguk University President of Youth Council in Korea Chairman of Federation of Korean Buddhist Temple in California Abbot of Hangook Zen Center in San Diego, CA |
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Venerable Bo Kwang Choi, California |
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Ven. Bo Kwang Choi Graduated from Taego order’s protocol school Abbot of Bong Won Sa temple In Los Angeles, CA |
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Venerable So Won, New York |
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Study at Bhikkhuni Institute in South Korea Abbot of Bo-Hyon-Sa Temple in New York |
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Venerable Ji Hwan, New York |
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Study at Seonamsa Monastery in Korea Abbot of Jeon-Dung-Sa Temple |
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Venerable Hae Moon Ensley |
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Ven. Hae Moon Mose Ensley living in Atlanta, Georgia Hae Moon--("Gate of Wisdom") Director of U.S Southern parish also Director of Bo Kwang Temple Georgia. BS degree from California State University (CSUDH) Master Study at California State University (CSUDH) AA degree from IBS Austria Ordained as a Zen priest back in 1989-Chogye Order (Ven. Jongmae's first disciple) Founded Bo Kwang temple Los Angeles Center 1992 with wife Myo Heng Oreatha Ensley Co-founder of Mook Rim Society International 2006 ordained a member of Taego Order. |
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Venerable Hae Wol Warner Bo Kwang Temple, San Diego, California |
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He received ordination as Bodhi-Cari at Bo Kwang Temple. Anaheim Ca. and ordained as a Novice Zen Priest at the International Buddhist Meditation Center in Los Angeles. He is a graduate of I.B.S. with a degree of Associates of Arts and Dharma Instructor of Buddhist Studies. He ordained as a Zen Priest at Taego Head Quarters in Soul, South Korea |
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Venerable Myo Hyon Sima |
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Venerable Myo Hyon Sunin Vice-Dean of the IBS Austria President of the Austrian Mook Rim 1982: starting with 18 years with active meditation and informations about the different groups, traditions and lineages in Buddhism. 2003: First journey to Hwa Om Sah Monastery in South Korea. 2004: co-founder of the IBS Austria (E-learning College in cooperation with the WFBand the Korean Chogye Order. 2004: Founder of the Mook Rim Society Austria (Korean Zen) Member of the Meeting of the World Fellowship of Buddhists in Taiwan.2006: crossing over to the Korean Taego order on advice of Ven. Dr. Jongmae Park, Bishop of Taego Oversea’s parish. Mook Rim Austria becomes a member of the EBU (European Buddhist Union). 2007: full ordination as a Venerable in South Korea`s headquarter of the Taego Order. 2008: Director for European branch of the Taego’s foreign parish. 2010: Member of the board of the Mook Rim Society International. |
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Venerable Hae Kwang Gallop |
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Ven. Hae Kwang Sunim is our Vice Dean at the Institute of Asian / Buddhist Studies (I.B.S.) for North America(see http://www.wbu-austria.com). His given name is Robert Gallop and hestarted studying comparative religion, Buddhism and Eastern Complimentary Medicine in 1990. In 1994, he traveled to Thailand to study with different teachers including Ajahn Sumedho and a number of other Thai monks in the Theravada Tradition. He received ordination as Bodhi-Cari at Bo Kwang Temple Anaheim and Novice Zen Priest ordination at the International Buddhist Meditation Center in Los Angeles. In 1998, he started to study Zen (and Zen Qi Gong) and became a student of Ven. Dr. Jong Mae Park and later a graduate of I.B.S. with a degree of Associates of Arts and Dharma Instructor of Buddhist Studies. Hae Kwang works closely with the Institute which is affiliated with Dong-Bang University in Seoul and World BuddhistUniversity in Bangkok. Dr. Park gave him the name Hae Kwang (Brightness of Wisdom) after extensive training both in California and Korea and ordained him Zen Priest at Taego Head Quarters in Soul, South Korea. For almost a decade, Hae Kwang has been conducting meditation retreats, classes and workshops across California. In 2005 (2549), the 19thHeadquarters appointed Ven. Hae Kwang as Director of Bo Kwang Temple Palm Springs, USA. In 2008, Hae Kwang returned to Ontario and is now acting director of Zen Taego Order Canada. Hae Kwang is also president of the Thai Holistic Practitioners Alliance (T.H.P.A.) outside of Thailand and an Eastern Complimentary Medicine and Herbalist Certification Instructor. He also runs a Thai Traditional Medicine cancer support program and conducts classes on this in Thailand and the U.S. Ven. Hae Kwang Robert Sunim can be reached at toptrainersmedia@earthlink.net |
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Venerable Daeil Zuniga, Austin Texas |
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David Zuniga is the first westerner to be ordained as a priest in the Taego Order, the oldest lineage of Son (Korean Zen) Buddhism. He was ordained at Sonamsa Temple of Chogye Mountain, located in the South Cholla province in Sunchun. Sonamsa temple was built in 529 C.E. and is the main temple of the Taego lineage. When he was ordained, he was given the monastic name Dae-il Sunim. Dae-il in Korean means Vairochana Buddha (Sanskrit "He Who is Like the Sun") and Sunim is the name given to all Son priests. He has completed three practice periods in South Korea. Professionally, David has worked for several years in various capacities in pediatric and adult end-of-life care He was one of the first Buddhist practitioners to become a Board Certified Chaplain by the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC). Currently, he serves on the APC's Theological Equivalency Committee for chaplains who are seeking certification. He earned a Master of Divinity Degree from Harvard Divinity School, holds a Master of Arts in English Literature and is currently pursuing a PhD in Clinical Psychology at The Fielding Insitute. He is the former co-director of the Harvard Buddhist Community, and has published articles on religion and spirituality, in both the United States and South Korea. He has served on the boards of several health-care related non-profits. He also facilitates classes, seminars, and meditation groups for the general community. In his personal time David enjoys being with his wife and two young daughters. He has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and enjoys ultra marathons (races longer than marathon distance) and playing chess. |
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Venerable Myo Ji Joon Y Song |
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Ven. Myo Ji Song Graduated from Dongguk University Master degree (Buddhism) from Dongguk University Vice-Abbot of Kumkangwon temple in Seoul, Korea |
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Venerable Hae Doh Schwocho |
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Venerable Hae Doh Gary Schwocho, monk and priest, also "wears the hats" of father and veterinarian. Previously on the path to ordination as a Presbyterian minister, in 1997 he was "given the precepts" (formally became Buddhist) by Ven. Samu Sunim of the Buddhist Society for Compassionate Wisdom. Later he became a Dharma student of P'arang Geri Larkin of Still Point Zen Buddhist Temple (Detroit) where she ordained him a Dharma teacher in May 2003. Muddy Water Zen was established in November 2003. In November 2007, Hae Doh (formerly Kogam) was re-ordained a monk in the Korean Buddhist Taego Order by Ven. Dr. Jongmae Park, Bishop of the Overseas Parish of the Taego order.http://www.muddywaterzen.org |
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Reverend Hae Joong Maxwell |
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Reverend Hae Joong / John Maxwell grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. Raised without religion, but from a Christian and Jewish family, he first began his spiritual journey while attending Brophy College Prep. This continued on at the University of Souther California where he first met Bishop Jongmae Kenneth Park. While studying Art History, French, and Theater, Hae Joong Maxwell also became President of USC's Buddhist Association, and studied under Bishop Park for 3 1/2 years. After graduating, Hae Joong was honored to be selected as editor for Bishop Park's first English book, A Brief for Buddhism. Returning to school through IBS Austria, Hae Joong picked up an additional degree in Buddhist Studies, thus qualifying himself for his Reverendship. During this time, he also began a teaching career in Los Angeles, working with high school children as an English teacher and as a tennis coach. |
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Reverend Hae Woon Tekyung Yu |
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I was born in Seoul, Korea in 1953. I left Korea for Brazil in 1964, and in1968 came to the U.S. I have lived in Seattle, Philadelphia then back to California, but will make Seattle my final home. I work for City of Garden Grove in Orange County as a Community Service Officer. I graduated from Pierce College with English Literature, and with Cultural Anthropology from California State University @ Los Angeles. Hobbies: landscape photography, writing, traveling, cooking, learning about different cultures, and learning about the universe. |
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Reverend Hae Bup McGhie |
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Over 30 years ago I started training in Vipassana meditation with the Thai Buddhist teacher Dhiravamsa. This was a very dynamic form of meditation. This was my main practice until I joined the religious society of Friends (Quakers) in 1982. Their practice of waiting in silence is very like Taoist meditation. When I moved to Hong Kong I started to study Korean Buddhism. I now combine Zen and Quakerism to led my life. |
Venerable Hae Ja Miller
Hae Ja Sunim is a Zen monk, Dharma Instructor, and the Central U.S. Regional Director for the Taego Zen tradition. He is also a graduate of the Buddhist Seminary through the Institute for Buddhist Studies. He speaks at colleges, churches, and organizations, facilitating workshops and retreats around the mid-west. Using skills learned as a Certified Life Coach, he mentors people in becoming free from stress and conditioning, helping them to wake up to their own inner wisdom. To make a rapid shift in consciousness possible, he tailors both time tested practices and modern scientific discoveries to the needs of each individual. Sunim has practiced Zen for twenty years, most of that with the Kwan Um School of Zen where he was a Dharma Teacher in Training for ten years. He discovered the Taego Order while in Korea and was drawn by their preference for reaching out to help the community instead of focusing on monastic life. Impressed with the Taego Order's liberal view, and full acceptance of women, he is proud to be amoung the first group of male monks who received ordination with a female witness master.
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Reverend Hae Kyong Borland |
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Currently the president of the Muddy Water Zen Board of Directors as well as an ordained Dharma Teacher (bup sanim), Rev. Hae Kong has been with the sangha since its inception. He began his training under the guidance of Ven. Hae Doh, later completing his studies under the direction of Bishop Dr. Jongmae Park and the Institute for Buddhist Studies, affliated with the World Buddhist Institute and Dong-Bang Buddhist College of South Korea. Rev. Hae Kyong was ordained in April 2009. . |
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Venerable Mooh-Sang So Shim Sa Zen Center, Warren NJ |
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Director of Wellness Program, So Shim Sa Zen Center, Warren N Ven. Mooh-Sang Sunim’s study of Buddhism began in collage while studying Psychology. Currently he holds a degree of Doctor of Psychology and incorporates Buddhist principals in the practice of psychotherapy. He is a 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.Began his apprenticeship under Zen Master Il-Cho (2006-present) Received his Novice Ordination under The Korean Buddhist Taego Order ( Aug. 2008) Appointed Director of Wellness Programs at So Shim Sa Zen Center, Warren NJ, USA (Nov 2008-present) |
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Venerable Duhk-Song
So Shim Sa Zen Center, Warren NJ |
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Director of the 1000 Hands Outreach Program, So Shim Sa Zen Center, Warren NJ Ven. Duhk-Song Sunim’s began his study of Buddhism in 1985 He is a 3rd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Began his apprenticeship under Zen Master Il-Cho (1985-present) Received his Novice Ordination under The Korean Buddhist Taego Order ( Aug. 2008) Appointed Director of the 1000 Hands Outreach Program at So Shim Sa Zen Center, Warren NJ, USA (Nov 2008-present) |
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Venerable Hae Jin Grenier |
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The Venerable Hae Jin Sunim grew up in a family where religion was always discussed openly around the dinner table and in life in general. His father attended Chicago School of Theology and his youngest brother is an Ordained Minster at Pitman Presbyterian Church who is currently perusing his Doctorial degree. Hae Jin Sunim began his fascination with Zen Buddhism in 4th grade when he checked out a book on Zen mediation from the school library. Since then he has studied and practiced Korean Buddhism with a number of different originations and teachers before joining the Taego Order in 2008. Hae Jin Sunim will officially open Taego Sun Won ( Taego Zen Center) in Bogota, NJ 07602 in July of 2010. email: haejin@taegotemple.com website: www.taegotemple.com |
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Venerable Hae Won Lampe |
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The Venerable Hae Won has been studing and practicing buddhism for 11 years. He started his journey by studying with Samu Sunim in Chicago. He then went to Korea to practice in Kyol Che at Hwa- Gye Sa Temple in Seoul. It was there that he realized that he wanted to devote his life to the study and practice of the dharma. When he returned from Seoul he studied and lived at Yuk Jo Sa temple in Berkeley California under the guidance of Ven. Hyunoong Sunim. Ven. Hae won then went to stay in Korea with Hyunoog Sunim at a temple that he had just established in Korea to study and practice as a novice monk. In 2008 he was introduced to the Taego order and the Ven. Dr. Jongmae Park and started his study in the IBS. He is a member of the St.Louis Buddhist Council. Email: dharmapunk3@hotmail.com |
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Bup Chon Brent Eastman, Muddy Water Zen Royal Oak, Michigan |
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Bup Chon (Brent Eastman) has been studying eastern philosophy and religion from a young age, spurred by his training in martial arts. During the mid 1990's he studied with a Taoist / Buddhist holy house in Michigan for a number of years. In 2002 after a trip to Japan, he focused his studies on Buddhism, and has visited many of the oldest Buddhist temples and sites in Japan. He took precepts through Samu Sunim on 2005 through the Buddhist Society of Compassionate Wisdom and later retook precepts as a Dharmacari from Venerable Dr. Jongmae Park, Bishop of the overseas parish in the Taego Order in 2008. Bup Chon is on the Board of Directors of Muddy Water Zen. He is currently working towards ordination through the I.B.S. Buddhist Seminary program and working locally with Hae Doh Sunim through Muddy Water Zen. Bup Chon is a professional designer and martial arts teacher. He holds a fifth degree (Godan) in Tamiya Ryu Iaijutsu a 400 year old Japanese Sword art. He is a licensed instructor in Japan (Shihandai) and through the US Tamiya Ryu Iaijutsu organization where he also sits on the Board of Directors. He is a branch manager (Shibucho) in Birmingham, MI and he recently received a pseudonym in the style from the head of the Genwakai organization (Tsumaki Kazuo Genwa Soke), who presented him with the name "Gento." |
