Chunseong

Chunseong
Born	(1891-03-30) March 30, 1891 Inje, Gangwon, Joseon

Chunseong
Hangul	춘성
Hanja	春城
Revised Romanization	Chunseong
McCune–Reischauer	Chunsŏng
Art name
Hangul	춘성, 무애도인
Hanja	春性, 無碍道人
Revised Romanization	Muaedoin
Birth name
Hangul	이창림
Hanja	李昌林
Revised Romanization	I Changnim
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Ch'angnim
Dharma name
Hangul	춘성
Hanja	春城
Revised Romanization	Chunseong
McCune–Reischauer	Chunsŏng

Chunseong (Korean: 춘성; Hanja: 春城), born Lee Changnim (이창림, 李昌林; March 30, 1891 – August 22, 1977), was a Korean Buddhist monk, scholar, poet, writer, and philosopher. His courtesy name was Muaedoin (무애도인, 無碍道人) or Chunseong (춘성, 春性).

Early life

Chunsong was born in 1891, in the Sokchang, Inje county in Gangwon Province. His father and mother were Lee In-oh (이인오, 李仁五) and Lady Park of Milyang (밀양박씨). He was the oldest of four brothers. Chunsong's family was of the Pyungchang Lee clan (평창이씨, 平昌李氏), but his line was fall to pieces. His family were poor farmers as his father, Lee In-oh, was a tenant farmer. Chunsong's birth name was Lee Changrim (이창림, 李昌林), but Chunsong (춘성, 春城) was his Buddhism Baptism name. His nickname was Chunsong and was he was often called Chunsong Chunsong (春城 春性).

Early Monk life

In his early years, Chunsong went to the Baikdam temple (백담사), a famous Buddhist temple in Inje. He begged to be a pupil, but abbess Manhae Han Yong-un (만해 한용운, 萬海 韓龍雲) did not allow him to join because he was too young. Finally, at age fifteen, he became a Buddhist monk, apprenticing under Manhae Han Yong-un pas hisupil.

For his studies, Chunsong was required to read through Hwaumgyong (화엄경, 華嚴經) and Geumganggyong (금강경, 金剛經). He was to learn them so well that he could recite Hwaumgyong backward. Because of this, he earned the nickname "Hwaum priest" (화엄법사, 華嚴法師). During his first years as a monk, he devoted himself to Buddhism and religious preaching.

Involvement in the march 1 movement

In November 1918, Han Yong-un, Chunsong's teacher, published "Whole Mind (Yusim)" which was a magazine to enlighten youth. Later, after the march 1 movement, Yong-un was imprisoned for his involvement. Chunseong sent private supplies to his teacher in prison. Han Yong-un was angry because the Buddhism temple's land and property were confiscated. He said "you get rid of temple's land and possessions? Your care nothing of my students." Later, Chunsong introduced himself as "I am nothing teacher."

After that, Han Yong-un used a different method for receiving secret papers. Chunsong was a post distribution for the Provisional Government of Korea, in Shanghai. In 1920, he was appointed abbess of Mangwol Temple, Shinheung Temple. From 1925 to 1935, he learned the doctrines of Buddhist scriptures under the instruction of the monk, Baik Yongseong (백용성, 白龍成).

His famous jokes

My hometown is my mother's vagina

At the time when Korea was under Japanese rule, he went to a mountain, and lawlessly was cutting down white oak. He was arrested by a Japanese police office or forest management office for violating forest rules. The Japanese police asked him 'Where are you from?" He replied, "I am from my mother's vagina." This made the police very angry and they asked him where his original domicile was. Chunseong answered "I am originally from the domicile of my father's penis'. He took a long time answering the police's questions and finally the fatigued police acquitted him because he did not know how to answer.

Jesus' resurrection

One day, he was going to Busan and returned to Seoul. Embarking from a bus were some fanatical Christians. They said that Christianity was that Jesus had one death and one resurrection. They said Buddha was dead. So Chunsongs said "What? Jesus had one death and one resurrection? My penis had several thousand deaths and several thousand resurrections. Would you put your trust to my penis?" Dishonored, the people who were trying to evangelize him went speedily away.

Jung daejang

He sometimes drank Beer or fermented liquor (막걸리, Korean ferment Alcoholic liquor). that call to grain drink (곡차, 穀茶 or 曲茶) and then he was drunk. Otherwise, he was not drunk.

One morning, he had too much Alcoholic liquor to drink and went to go to the temple. The police asked "Who is this?" Chunsong said, "I am Jungdaejang!" The police said, "to what your Jungdaejang? your nothing monk?" He said, "more Alcoholic liquor monk is me, so I am Jungdaejang (중대장, 中隊長). The company was Korean language spelling, Jungdae (중대, 中隊) and the military captain in the Korean language spelling was Jungdaejang. Also, Buddhism monk is the Korean language spelling to Jung (중, 僧). The Korean spelling for commander was Daejang.

Your inside

One old age miss went to listen to his Buddhism lecture, and wanted to wear a miniskirt. But he said to the girl, "You're small inside so how My Big 것 go inside?" The old age miss started crying, saying, "you are a nonsense monk". She returned to her home and told of her conversation with Chunsung to her grandmother. Her grandmother said "The monk had a big meaning. How were you to understand?" Then the old age miss understood for the first time.

Practices

For his whole life, Chunsong was living without quilt or coverlet. In the Korean language, the spelling of quilt is "Yibul" (이불). Because Chunsong was Yibul spelling resemble to Yibul (이불, 離佛, to separate Buddha).

Chunsong was of the nonpossession ideology. His followers gave him clothes. When he traveled to see to beggers and vagrants, he would take off and give them his Clothes. Because of this, he had to keep close to public restrooms, return to temple and go on foot at midnight or the next day daybreak.

The temple believers were to give money to him. However he generously gave it away to ather peoples, begger and vagrants. He was supplied for his living expenses and food from the husbandry of the temple's possessive lands.

Korean war

In 1940s, he was told to cooperate with the law of Sōshi-kaimei (창씨개명, 創氏改名) and change his name. He refused.

In 1944, he went to the Doksungsan Sudeok Temple, where he studied under Mangong Song Wolmyon (만공 송월면, 萬空 宋月面). Mangong was top of the Korean Ganhwaseon (看話禪, 간화선). so he was drill to Silence train for Mangong. In 1946 he was return to Mangwol Tample. He was header of Mangwol temple (망월사, 望月寺). long time age Chunsong was jeer for hypocrisy, rigorism, pretended philanthropist, Formalism to his death. In July 1949, he was participation for funerals for Baikbum Kim Gu (백범김구 국민장, 白凡金九 國民葬)

.In 1950, Korean war. he was noting escape secretly and saved to Mangwol temple. the end Korean war, return to more monk was bashfulness. "it likes dog penis, welcome" (야 이 개좃같은 놈아. 잘 왔다). He was segue unwritten law.

In the Korean war, he saved Ganhwaseon tradition and the Mangwol Temple. In the 1950s, he was successive to the abbess of the Mangwol Temple, Shinheung Temple, and the Bomun Temple.

Last years

In the 1960s, the South Korean regent was Park Chung-hee. In 1964, Chunsong was invited by him to Chungwadae (청와대, 靑瓦臺). Park Chung-hee's wife Yuk Young-su was devout Buddhism follower. Chunsong, the special guest, said, "that day's was Lady Yuk's born to hers mothers vagina", inclosure was panic. so one ather lecture time, Chunsong for Yuk Young-su said, "You is date for me". that was cause sb to burst out laughing more peoples.

In 1970, he was go to Mangwol temple. In May 1970 to 1973 he was practice asceticism for Jangjabulwa (장좌불와, 長坐不臥), In 1973, he was Participation for without an accident drive and anti drinking drive.

ordinary times Chunsong was without a hitch speak to Insulting language and more dirty jokes, smut so drink to alcoholic liquor. his extraordinary motion was market topic In 1977, he was death, Mangwolsa In Uijongbu. aged 77, Religion aged 54.

Death

Chunsong was parent's last request, funeral ceremony to simple. his funerals was without of coffin, so cover of straw mat for his corpse. also pile cremation. his funerals time, abbreviation of funeral march, more Buddhist monk was sing a song grieve of traveller(나그네 설움), his ordinary times one´s favorite song. his ashes enshrine of Temple Bongkuk, in Seongnam City.

an lecture main subject title was real guy was ending precipice for give up (현애철수장부아, 懸崖撤收丈夫兒). one Young man was a question. ending precipice was give up, Next? said. he was said, he it Son of bitch, I was know actions to effect Know for me.

an student monk was a question. thecher, your death late, without Sari (사리, 舍利). how do more follower disappointment? Chunsong said, 'I living for show whom'.

his death after long time was Chunsong's name was mention of social taboo for South Korea, because his inexorable Words and actions. also social influence of Confucianism. so that taboo came untangled to 1990's, but In 2002, Doal Kim Yong-ok was introduction of his anecdote for EBS TV's one program. that time to more social stricture, issue. later 2004 South Korean broadcasting was gobetween and News communicate to his Words and actions.

References

• Doh Jin-Soon : 《Great monk & Great learning》 (큰 스님 큰 가르침) (Seoul; Moonwae, 2006)
• Kim Kwang-sik : 《Choonseong:Mooaedoin's Story》 (춘성:무애도인 삶의 이야기) (Seoul; SaeSsak, 2009)
• Samjoong : 《The More story behind》 (숨겨왔던 많은 이야기들) (Seoul, KukbooCarma, 2009)

See also

• Buddhism
• Han Yong-un
• Song Man-gong

External links

• 춘성 스님 Template:Ko
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