Hanam Jungwon

Hanam Jungwon
漢巖重遠
Hanam Jungwon between 1926-1935
TitleDae Jong Sa
(Great Head of the Order)
Personal life
Born
Bang

March 27, 1876
DiedMarch 21, 1951 (age 74)
Sangwon Temple, Odae Mountains, South Korea
NationalityKorean
Notable work(s)Spiritual Head of the Jogye Order(宗正),
head of the meditation hall at Sangwon Temple
Religious life
ReligionBuddhist
SchoolJogye Order of Korean Buddhism
Senior posting
TeacherGyeongheo Seong-u 鏡虛 惺牛 (1846-1912)

Hanam Jungwon (18761951, 漢巖重遠) was a Korean Buddhist monk and Seon master. He was also the spiritual head(宗正) of what was to become the modern Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. He was the Dharma disciple of Gyeongheo Seongu (鏡虛 惺牛,1846-1912), and the Dharma brother of Woelmyeon Mangong (月面滿空, 1871–1946).