Jinul Puril Bojo Daesa (Korean: 보조지눌; Hanja: 普照知訥, "Bojo Jinul"; 1158–1210), often called Jinul or Chinul for short, was a Korean monk of the Goryeo period, who is considered to be the most influential figure in the formation of Korean Seon (Zen) Buddhism. He is credited as the founder of the Jogye Order, by working to unify the disparate sects in Korean Buddhism into a cohesive organization.
Bojo Jinul's birthname was Jeong and by age 15 he left his family to be ordained under Seon Master Jonghwi of the Sagulsan School, one of the nine mountain schools of Seon, receiving the ordination name "Jinul". This occurred in 1173. By 1182, Jinul passed the royal examination for monks and qualified for a higher administrative position, but turned it down to join the Seon sangha at Bojesa in Pyongyang. The community being uninterested in his efforts to reform the retreat community, he moved to Cheongwonsa at Changpyeong, then Bomunsa on Hagasan.
During this period of travel and study, Jinul was said to have studied the entire Tripiṭaka and had a series of awakenings. Jinul sought to establish a new movement within Korean Seon which he called the "samadhi and prajñā society" (정혜사; 定慧社; Jeonghyesa). This movement's goal was to establish a new community of disciplined, pure-minded practitioners deep in the mountains. Jinul eventually accomplished this mission with the founding of Songgwangsa on Jogyesan, and in the process the Jogye Order, which taught a comprehensive approach to Buddhism including meditation, doctrine, chanting and lectures. By 1209, he completed his magnum opus the Excerpts from the Dharma Collection and Special Practice Record with Personal Notes (법집별행록절요병입사기; 法集別行錄節要幷入私記; beopjip pyeolhaeng nok cheolyo byeongip sagi), an extensive exploration of various schools of Chan Buddhism in China, with extensive commentaries on the writings of the Chinese monk Guifeng Zongmi as well as personal notes.
This earned him the respect of the Goryeo, and in particular King Huijong, who ordered that Mount Songgwangsan be renamed Jogyesan in his honor. Upon his death in 1210, he was given a posthumous title of honor by King Huijong as well.
Teachingsedit
Essence-Functionedit
Essence-Function (체용; 體用) is a key concept of Korean Buddhism. Essence-Function takes a particular form in the philosophy and writings of Jinul.[1]
View of Nirvanaedit
Jinul viewed Nirvana as a sublime essence that is present in all beings. This essence is the very nature of Buddha and has always been present in beings. Writing on the faith in such matters held by his own school, Jinul states:
Right faith in the patriarchal sect ... does not believe in conditioned causes or effects. Rather, it stresses faith that everyone is originally a Buddha, that everyone possesses the impeccable self-nature, and that the sublime essence of nirvana is complete in everyone. There is no need to search elsewhere; since time immemorial, it has been innate in everyone.[2]
Jinul further believed that the true nature of all people is unchanging and that their minds are ultimately numinous and marked by awareness, even when seemingly in a state of delusion. In a discussion of Buddhist schools, he writes:
In the present condensation, I treat the school of Ho-tse first, primarily so that people who are practicing meditation will be able to awaken first to the fact that, whether deluded or awakened, their own minds are numinous, aware, and never dark and their nature is unchanging.[3]
Referencesedit
^Charles A. Muller, "The Key Operative Concepts in Korean Buddhist Syncretic Philosophy: Interpenetration (通達) and Essence-Function (體用) in Wŏnhyo, Chinul and Kihwa" cited in Bulletin of Toyo Gakuen University No. 3 (March 1995): 33-48.
^Robert Buswell, Jr., Tracing Back the Radiance: Chinul's Korean Way of Zen (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1991), 120.
^Robert Buswell, Jr., Tracing Back the Radiance: Chinul's Korean Way of Zen (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1991), 152.
Further readingedit
Buswell Jr., Robert E. Tracing Back the Radiance: Chinul's Korean Way of Zen. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1991.
Buswell Jr., Robert E. The Korean Approach to Zen: The Collected Works of Chinul. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1983.
Keel, Hee-Sung. Chinul: The Founder of the Korean Sŏn Tradition. Berkeley Buddhist Studies Series, 6. Berkeley: University of California at Berkeley, 1984.
Ko, Ik-chin. "Chinul's Explanation of Emptiness in the Meditation School." In Buddhism in Koryŏ: A Royal Religion, 103-138. Korea Research Monograph 22. Berkeley: University of California at Berkeley, 1996
External linksedit
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Jinul Puril Bojo Daesa Korean 보조지눌 Hanja 普照知訥 Bojo Jinul 1158 1210 often called Jinul or Chinul for short was a Korean monk of the Goryeo period who is considered to be the most influential figure in the formation of Korean Seon Zen Buddhism He is credited as the founder of the Jogye Order by working to unify the disparate sects in Korean Buddhism into a cohesive organization JinulTitleZen MasterPersonalBorn1158GoryeoDied1210ReligionBuddhismSchoolSeonSenior postingSuccessorHyesim 혜심 慧諶 1178 1234 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Jinul news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message Contents 1 Biography 2 Teachings 2 1 Essence Function 2 2 View of Nirvana 3 References 3 1 Further reading 4 External links 5 See alsoBiography editBojo Jinul s birthname was Jeong and by age 15 he left his family to be ordained under Seon Master Jonghwi of the Sagulsan School one of the nine mountain schools of Seon receiving the ordination name Jinul This occurred in 1173 By 1182 Jinul passed the royal examination for monks and qualified for a higher administrative position but turned it down to join the Seon sangha at Bojesa in Pyongyang The community being uninterested in his efforts to reform the retreat community he moved to Cheongwonsa at Changpyeong then Bomunsa on Hagasan During this period of travel and study Jinul was said to have studied the entire Tripiṭaka and had a series of awakenings Jinul sought to establish a new movement within Korean Seon which he called the samadhi and prajna society 정혜사 定慧社 Jeonghyesa This movement s goal was to establish a new community of disciplined pure minded practitioners deep in the mountains Jinul eventually accomplished this mission with the founding of Songgwangsa on Jogyesan and in the process the Jogye Order which taught a comprehensive approach to Buddhism including meditation doctrine chanting and lectures By 1209 he completed his magnum opus the Excerpts from the Dharma Collection and Special Practice Record with Personal Notes 법집별행록절요병입사기 法集別行錄節要幷入私記 beopjip pyeolhaeng nok cheolyo byeongip sagi an extensive exploration of various schools of Chan Buddhism in China with extensive commentaries on the writings of the Chinese monk Guifeng Zongmi as well as personal notes This earned him the respect of the Goryeo and in particular King Huijong who ordered that Mount Songgwangsan be renamed Jogyesan in his honor Upon his death in 1210 he was given a posthumous title of honor by King Huijong as well Teachings editEssence Function edit Essence Function 체용 體用 is a key concept of Korean Buddhism Essence Function takes a particular form in the philosophy and writings of Jinul 1 View of Nirvana edit Jinul viewed Nirvana as a sublime essence that is present in all beings This essence is the very nature of Buddha and has always been present in beings Writing on the faith in such matters held by his own school Jinul states Right faith in the patriarchal sect does not believe in conditioned causes or effects Rather it stresses faith that everyone is originally a Buddha that everyone possesses the impeccable self nature and that the sublime essence of nirvana is complete in everyone There is no need to search elsewhere since time immemorial it has been innate in everyone 2 Jinul further believed that the true nature of all people is unchanging and that their minds are ultimately numinous and marked by awareness even when seemingly in a state of delusion In a discussion of Buddhist schools he writes In the present condensation I treat the school of Ho tse first primarily so that people who are practicing meditation will be able to awaken first to the fact that whether deluded or awakened their own minds are numinous aware and never dark and their nature is unchanging 3 References edit Charles A Muller The Key Operative Concepts in Korean Buddhist Syncretic Philosophy Interpenetration 通達 and Essence Function 體用 in Wŏnhyo Chinul and Kihwa cited in Bulletin of Toyo Gakuen University No 3 March 1995 33 48 Robert Buswell Jr Tracing Back the Radiance Chinul s Korean Way of Zen Honolulu University of Hawaii Press 1991 120 Robert Buswell Jr Tracing Back the Radiance Chinul s Korean Way of Zen Honolulu University of Hawaii Press 1991 152 Further reading edit Buswell Jr Robert E Tracing Back the Radiance Chinul s Korean Way of Zen Honolulu University of Hawaii Press 1991 Buswell Jr Robert E The Korean Approach to Zen The Collected Works of Chinul Honolulu University of Hawaii Press 1983 Keel Hee Sung Chinul The Founder of the Korean Sŏn Tradition Berkeley Buddhist Studies Series 6 Berkeley University of California at Berkeley 1984 Ko Ik chin Chinul s Explanation of Emptiness in the Meditation School In Buddhism in Koryŏ A Royal Religion 103 138 Korea Research Monograph 22 Berkeley University of California at Berkeley 1996External links edit Jinul Dharma Talks Archived from the original on 26 July 2012 Retrieved 27 December 2012 See also editKorean philosophy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jinul amp oldid 1215939876, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
