From Eternity to Eternity
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From Eternity to Eternity

Memoirs of a Korean Buddhist Nun

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

From Eternity to Eternity

Memoirs of a Korean Buddhist Nun

About this book

A vivid, firsthand account of life as a Buddhist nun, by the most respected female Zen master in Korea.

From Eternity to Eternity is the story of Bulpil Sunim, arguably the most respected female Seon (Zen) master in Korea. Written with candor and an unpretentious sense of humor, her memoir provides both a fascinating record of her life and a deeply accessible window into Buddhist thought and spirituality. Describing and reflecting on her own experience of meditation and her journey as a woman in a male-dominated religious practice, she reveals the largely unknown realities of female monastic life in Korea. She also provides an unprecedented glimpse into her relationship with her father, the legendary Seon Master Seongcheol Sunim, who was widely considered a living Buddha in Korea. This lyrical autobiography, the first of its kind in Korean Buddhist literature, offers readers a chance to learn about Korean Seon meditation and practice from a woman's perspective and will be of interest not only to scholars of Buddhism but to general readers curious about Buddhism, the experiences of religious women, or simply the remarkable life of a great spiritual leader.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Illustrations
  6. Translator’s Acknowledgments
  7. Translator’s Introduction: The Women’s Buddhist Tradition in Korea
  8. Chronology
  9. Author’s Preface
  10. Chapter 1 Karmic Connection: Where Will We Meet Again, and as What?
  11. Chapter 2 Entering the Monastery: Eternal Happiness and Temporal Happiness
  12. Chapter 3 Handwritten Sermon Notes: You Are Inherently Buddha, Yet You Don’t Know It
  13. Chapter 4 Life as a Postulant: The Bushy-Haired Postulants’ First Charge toward Enlightenment
  14. Chapter 5 Seongnamsa Monastery: The Tiger of Gajisan Becomes My Vocation Master
  15. Chapter 6 Practice: In Search of the Path to Eternal Freedom
  16. Chapter 7 Haeinsa Monastery: In the Refuge of Wisdom and Compassion
  17. Chapter 8 Eternal Moments
  18. Epilogue: A Dedication Poem for Keun Sunim
  19. Notes
  20. Index
  21. Back Cover