This book is about new Korean Buddhism called Won Buddhism which was created by a religious genius named Chungbin Park (Sot'aesan) in 1916. Park innovated traditional Buddhism in the following various ways. First; Won Buddhists do not worship Buddha statues any longer; but instead enshrine circle (Il-Won-Sang) as a symbol of the Truth. That is why this Buddhism is called Won Buddhism ('won' means circle in Korean). Second; celibacy system of traditional Buddhism is no longer valid in this Buddhism. But it should be noted that only male minister can marry; not female minister! Third; we can find many Won Buddhist temples in the cities; whereas traditional Buddhist temples are located in deep mountains. The fourth characteristic of Won Buddhism is that canons of this Buddhism are written in easy modern Korean; while those of traditional Buddhism are mainly in difficult classical Chinese. This book may be remembered as the first easy introductory book in English on Won Buddhism.
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