User:Kimballamram/Man Gong

Men an Gong Su Nim was one of the major figures in the evolution of Korean Zen during the Japanese occupation which lasted from 1910 to 1945. He kept the celibate order of chogye monks intact during a time in which many monks were forced to marry. Man Gong Su Nim became a monk at a young age and started studying sutras at Dong Hwa Sa.One day the famous zen master Kyoung Ho Su Nim was visiting and gave a dharma talk. Hearing the talk about not rejecting anything and keeping both good and bad friends, Man Gong knew he wanted to study with Kyoung Ho Su Nim and ran after him when he had finished speaking. For the next several years he meditated sincerely on the question of where does the one return to?. Kyoung Ho Su Nim would always encourage him to have a don't know mind which meant having no preconcieved idea.'Man Gong Su Nim went on to become one of the great zen masters from Su Dok Sa and his last surviving dharma heir Hae Am Su Nim died in 1985.