Korean Buddhism

E178544

Buddhism Mahayana Buddhism religious tradition

Korean Buddhism is a distinct form of Mahayana Buddhism in Korea that blends Buddhist doctrine with native shamanistic and Confucian traditions, emphasizing Seon (Zen) meditation and monastic practice.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Korean Buddhism canonical	21
Korean Seon Buddhism	8
Korean Seon	6
Baekje Buddhism	1
Buddhism in Korea	1
Seon Buddhism	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhism ⓘ Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ religious tradition ⓘ
associatedWith	Huayan (Hwaeom) philosophy ⓘ Korean Buddhism self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Korean Seon Pure Land practices ⓘ
coexistsWith	Confucianism ⓘ surface form: Korean Confucianism Korean shamanism ⓘ
corePractice	chanting ⓘ meditation ⓘ monastic discipline ⓘ precepts observance ⓘ
country	Korea ⓘ
doctrinalBranch	Mahayana ⓘ
emphasis	Seon meditation ⓘ monastic practice ⓘ
hasRitual	ancestral memorial services ⓘ chanting ceremonies ⓘ ordination ceremonies ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfIntroduction	Three Kingdoms period ⓘ
importantConcept	Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings ⓘ surface form: Buddha-nature emptiness (śūnyatā) ⓘ enlightenment ⓘ interpenetration ⓘ
importantInstitutionType	mountain monastery ⓘ urban temple ⓘ
importantPracticeForm	temple stay programs ⓘ
influencedBy	Chinese Buddhism ⓘ Confucianism ⓘ Daoism ⓘ Indian Buddhism ⓘ Korean shamanism ⓘ
introducedTo	Baekje ⓘ Goguryeo ⓘ Silla ⓘ
mainRegion	Korean Peninsula ⓘ
majorOrder	Cheontae Order ⓘ Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism ⓘ surface form: Jogye Order Taego Order ⓘ Won Buddhism ⓘ
majorSchool	Chan Buddhism ⓘ surface form: Seon Buddhism
modernCenter	South Korea ⓘ
persecutedDuring	Joseon ⓘ surface form: Joseon dynasty
religiousFamily	Buddhism ⓘ
revivalPeriod	20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
scripturalLanguage	Classical Chinese ⓘ Korean ⓘ
stateReligionDuring	Goryeo ⓘ surface form: Goryeo dynasty
veneratedFigure	Avalokiteśvara ⓘ surface form: Avalokiteshvara (Gwanseum Bosal) Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ surface form: Buddha Shakyamuni Ksitigarbha ⓘ surface form: Ksitigarbha (Jijang Bosal) Maitreya ⓘ surface form: Maitreya (Mireuk Bosal)

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Haedong Yonggungsa Temple → denomination → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

Chan Buddhism → influenced → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seon Buddhism

Mahayana sutras → influenced → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

Pure Land Buddhism → associatedWith → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

Baekje → culture → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baekje Buddhism

Chinese Buddhism → transmittedTo → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

National symbols of South Korea → influencedBy → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Buddhism in Korea

Korean Buddhism → associatedWith → Korean Buddhism self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean Seon

Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism → tradition → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean Seon

Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism → isMainRepresentativeOf → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean Seon Buddhism

Daeungjeon Hall → associatedWith → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean Seon Buddhism

Iljumun Gate → associatedWith → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

Stone Lanterns → associatedWith → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

Naong Hyegeun → sphereOfInfluence → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

Japanese Buddhism → hasInfluenceFrom → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

Indian Buddhism → influenced → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

Yogācāra → influencedTradition → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

Huike → veneratedIn → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean Seon Buddhism

Hongren → veneratedIn → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean Seon Buddhism

Huineng → philosophicalInfluence → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean Seon

Linji Yixuan → veneratedIn → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean Seon

Yunmen Wenyan → influenced → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean Seon

Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch → influenced → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean Seon Buddhism

Blue Cliff Record → influenced → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean Seon Buddhism

Gwan-eum → veneratedIn → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

Chinese Buddhist Canon → influenced → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

Linji lineage → influenced → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean Seon Buddhism

Heart Sutra → practicedIn → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

Dhṛtarāṣṭra → veneratedIn → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

Dahui Zonggao → influenced → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean Seon Buddhism

Tathāgatagarbha sutras → influenced → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

Diamond Sutra → importantIn → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) → associatedTradition → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

subject surface form: Avataṃsaka Sutra

Daochuo → veneratedIn → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

Yongming Yanshou → veneratedIn → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

mappo (Latter Day of the Law) → associatedWith → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

subject surface form: Mappo

Lotus Sūtra → influencedTradition → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

Zen koans → tradition → Korean Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean Seon