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Dae Gak

Information
Birth name:  Robert Genther
Born: c. 1947
Place of birth: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Nationality: American
Religion: Seon
Title(s): Zen master
Workplace: Furnace Mountain
Education: American International College
Kent State University
Predecessor(s): Dae Soen Sa Nim
Student(s): Sen Shin
Children: Maggie and Sam Genther
Website
Website: www.furnacemountain.org

Portal:Buddhism

Dae Gak (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Springfield is a City in and the County seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Zen master (Ch Ch'an-shih) or Zen teacher, is an umbrella title which refers to an individual who teaches Zen Buddhism to others and it may be used to Furnace Mountain (temple name Kwan Se Um San Ji Sah is an American Zen Buddhist retreat center in Clay City Kentucky, co-founded in 1986 by American International College is a private co-educational liberal-arts college located in the Mason Square neighborhood of Springfield Massachusetts. Kent State University (also known as Kent, Kent State, or KSU) is one of America’s largest university systems the third largest university Seung Sahn Haeng Won Dae Soen-sa ( Korean: 숭산행원대선사 Hanja: 崇山行願大禪師 1947), born Robert Genther, is a Zen master and Guiding teacher of Furnace Mountain in Clay City, Kentucky, a Korean Buddhist temple and retreat center co-founded with him by Dae Soen Sa Nim in 1986. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zen master (Ch Ch'an-shih) or Zen teacher, is an umbrella title which refers to an individual who teaches Zen Buddhism to others and it may be used to Furnace Mountain (temple name Kwan Se Um San Ji Sah is an American Zen Buddhist retreat center in Clay City Kentucky, co-founded in 1986 by Clay City is a city in Powell County, Kentucky, United States. Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what it sees as inconsistencies in Mahayana Buddhism Seung Sahn Haeng Won Dae Soen-sa ( Korean: 숭산행원대선사 Hanja: 崇山行願大禪師 He received Dharma transmission from Seung Sahn in 1994—while practicing in the Kwan Um School of Zen—and has more than three decades of Zen training. Dharma transmission ( denbō or denpo in Sōtō and inka in Rinzai and Ōbaku) refers to "the manner in which the teaching History Seung Sahn Soen Sa Nim first arrived in the United States in 1972 where he lived in Providence Rhode Island and worked at a Korean He also holds a Ph.D. in psychology and conducts therapy in private practice. "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and He has since left the Kwan Um lineage, founding his own groups in areas of North America, Germany and England. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland His departure was in accordance with Seung Sahn's own views on Zen in the United States, with Seung Sahn having stated, "As more Zen Masters appear, their individual styles will emerge. Perhaps some of them will make their own schools. So maybe, slowly, this Korean style will disappear and be replaced by an American style or American styles. But the main line does not change. "[1]

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Biography

From left to right: Su Bong, Seung Sahn, and Dae Gak
From left to right: Su Bong, Seung Sahn, and Dae Gak

Dae Gak was born as Robert Genther in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1947. Su Bong ( January 7 1943 — July 17 1994) was a Soen Sa Nim in the Kwan Um School of Zen, the designated heir of Seung Springfield is a City in and the County seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. He first developed his interest in Zen Buddhism in 1969, the same year that he graduated from American International College in Springfield. Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. American International College is a private co-educational liberal-arts college located in the Mason Square neighborhood of Springfield Massachusetts. While doing his graduate work that following year, two of his students were killed during the shootings at Kent State University. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described IMPORTANT After careful consideration the title "Kent State Shootings" has been applied in this article rather than "Kent State Massacre Throughout the 1970s he practiced under various teachers, including Eido Tai Shimano, Kyozan Joshu Sasaki, Taizan Maezumi and Maurine Stuart. Eido Tai Shimano ( 嶋野 栄道, born 1932 is a Rinzai Roshi, and the first to establish a Rinzai lineage in the United States. Kyozan Joshu Sasaki, Roshi (born April 1, 1907) is a Japanese Rinzai Zen teacher who has lived in the United States since Hakuyū Taizan Maezumi ( 前角 博雄, February 24, 1931 — May 15, 1995) was a Japanese Zen Roshi Maurine Stuart ( March 3 1922 — February 26 1990) aka Ma Roshi or Mother Roshi, was a Rinzai Zen Roshi With the exception of Maezumi, these were all teachers in the Rinzai school. The Rinzai school ( Japanese: Rinzai-shū, Chinese: línjì zōng) is one of the three Japanese Zen sects. During the 1980s he befriended the late Samdech Preah Maha Ghosananda and also did retreats with Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Zen master. Maha Ghosananda, (full title Samdech Preah Maha Ghosananda - សម្ដចព្រះមហាឃោសានន្ទ ( 1929 - March 12, 2007 Nhat Hanh ( Vietnamese: Nhất Hạnh; tʰǐk ɲɜ̌t hɐ̂ʔɲ (born October 11 1926 in central Vietnam) is an expatriate The Vietnamese people (người Việt or vi ''người Kinh'' are an Ethnic group originating from what is now northern Vietnam and southern China. Zen master (Ch Ch'an-shih) or Zen teacher, is an umbrella title which refers to an individual who teaches Zen Buddhism to others and it may be used to Before his death in 2007, Samdech Preah Maha Ghosananda had been a frequent visitor of Furnace Mountain. Furnace Mountain (temple name Kwan Se Um San Ji Sah is an American Zen Buddhist retreat center in Clay City Kentucky, co-founded in 1986 by Dae Gak graduated from Kent State in 1973 with his Ph.D. in clinical psychology, which he taught to university students at Eastern Kentucky University later that year. "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. Clinical psychology includes the scientific study and application of Psychology for the purpose of understanding preventing Eastern Kentucky University, commonly referred to as Eastern or by the acronym EKU by local residents is an undergraduate and graduate teaching and research institution He stayed on at Eastern Kentucky University until 1979, when he decided to open his private practice in Lexington, Kentucky. Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. [2]

It was in 1979 that Dae Gak first met Seung Sahn Soen Sa Nim during a retreat at the Providence Zen Center. Seung Sahn Haeng Won Dae Soen-sa ( Korean: 숭산행원대선사 Hanja: 崇山行願大禪師 Providence Zen Center (PZC is the international headquarters for the Kwan Um School of Zen (KUSZ the first Zen center established by Seung Sahn in the United In the early 1980s he opened the Lexington Zen Center in his home for the Kwan Um School of Zen, and in 1988 he received inka from Seung Sahn (making him a Ji Do Poep Sa Nim). History Seung Sahn Soen Sa Nim first arrived in the United States in 1972 where he lived in Providence Rhode Island and worked at a Korean For the rock keyboardist see Inka (musician., ( Korean: Inga) is a term used in Zen Buddhism to denote a high-level [3] In 1986 he had co-founded Furnace Mountain with Seung Sahn—where the Meditation Hall was completed in 1990. Furnace Mountain (temple name Kwan Se Um San Ji Sah is an American Zen Buddhist retreat center in Clay City Kentucky, co-founded in 1986 by In 1994 Kwan Se Um San Ji Sah (the temple at Furnace Mountain) was finished. Also that year, Dae Gak received Dharma transmission from Seung Sahn—making him one of his earliest Dharma heirs[1][2]—and opened the Cincinnati Zen Center, a non-profit Zen center which is located in the neighborhood of Price Hill. Dharma transmission ( denbō or denpo in Sōtō and inka in Rinzai and Ōbaku) refers to "the manner in which the teaching Dharma transmission ( denbō or denpo in Sōtō and inka in Rinzai and Ōbaku) refers to "the manner in which the teaching In 2000 Dae Gak had decided to establish his own lineage and left the Kwan Um School of Zen[3], and has since founded his own groups in areas of North America, Germany and England. History Seung Sahn Soen Sa Nim first arrived in the United States in 1972 where he lived in Providence Rhode Island and worked at a Korean Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [4][5][6]

Gallery

Dae Gak, guiding teacher of Furnace Mountain

The road leading into Furnace Mountain—you can see the bluff above

George Bowman, resident hermit at Furnace Mountain

Individual retreat house for guests at Furnace Mountain

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Affiliates

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See also

Notes

  1. ^ Morreale, 151
  2. ^ Kwon, 257
  3. ^ Ford, 106
  4. ^ Rinaldi
  5. ^ Galveston County News
  6. ^ Prebish, 34

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