Chi Kwang Sunim

Venerable Chi Kwang Sunim is a Zen Buddhist nun.[1] She is currently the leader of a small community and forest retreat in Kinglake, Victoria.[2]

Venerable

Chi Kwang Sunim
Personal
ReligionZen Buddhist
NationalityAustralian
Senior posting
TeacherKusan

Training

Chi Kwang studied Seon (Zen) meditation in Songgansa under the Zen master Kusan.[2] She also studied under Myongseong Sunim, Proctor of Unmun Sa Temple.[2]

Chi Kwang was ordained as a bhikkhunī in South Korea and is associated with the Lotus Lantern International Buddhist Centre in South Korea.[3] A bhikkhunī (Pali) or bhikṣuṇī (Sanskrit) is a fully ordained female monastic in Buddhism.[4]

In Blossoms of the Dharma: Living as a Buddhist Nun she writes that "the Korean bhikkhunis have established a systematic, effective way of training new nuns." This includes a novice period, sutra study schools and then meditation halls or other vocations.[5]

In 1988 she returned to live in Australia but makes bi-annual trips back to South Korea.[2]

Leadership

Chi Kwang is the chair of the Seon Centre in Kinglake.[1] She has been the chair of the Australian Sangha Association and the Buddhist Council of Victoria.[1][6] Chi Kwang is involved with intra-Buddhist and interfaith programs.[1][6]

References
  1. "Venerable Chi Kwang Sunim « Wake Up for Peace". Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  2. "Pilgrimage to Korea with Chi Kwang Sunim – Pilgrimage Paths". Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  3. Sunim, Chi-Kwang. "Chi-Kwang Sunim". Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  4. Talbot, Mary. "Bhikkhuni Ordination: Buddhism's Glass Ceiling". Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  5. "The nuns in Korea". Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  6. "Ven. Chi Kwang Sunim Dhamma Talks and Community Welfare Sharing". Buddhist Society Of Victoria (BSV). Retrieved 2021-09-14.
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