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Questions about humanity and nature
Prayers at Sambat Mountain
The Search for a Spiritual Guide
Entering Samadhi at Sonjin Ferry Landing
Awakening to Il-Won at Norumok Hill
Building a Dike on YoungSan Shore
The Miracle of the Blood Seal
The Basic Doctrine of Won Buddhism
Establishing the Won Buddhism Center in Iksan
Entering Nirvana

Sotaesan's Life Shown in Ten Pictures

Questions about humanity and nature

Sotaesan (JoongBin Park) was the founder of Won Buddhism. He was born the son of a peasant on May 5, 1891, in South Korea. At the age of six, Sotaesan began to have questions about nature and human life. "Why do clouds and winds arise from the calm and clear sky?" he asked. "Who am I?" "Why do my mother and father have such a close relationship?" He asked about everything that he could observe around him, great and small, near and far. Thinking about these questions was the beginning of his spiritual search.





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