The Won Buddhism (Wonbulgyo) of Sot'aesan - A Twentieth-Century Religious Movement in Korea

Syncretic Buddhism, like Christianity, has a long and honorable tradition in Korean religious thought. Pak Chung-bin (1891-1943) better known as Sot'aesan was a religious reformer and this study focuses on his reformation movement in Korea. Won Buddhism, its faith and practice, grew from this powerful religious (and national) movement.

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By Kwangsoo Park

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• Authors: Kwangsoo Park, Park Kwangsoo
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.1997
• EAN: 9781573091770
• ISBN: 978-1-57309-177-0
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 213 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 485 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Korea, RELIGION / Buddhism / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, Buddhism, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Asian History