Reflections of a Zen Buddhist Nun: Essays by Zen Master Kim Iryop

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About the Translator Jin Y. Park is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at American University. She received her Ph.D. at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Her book-length publications include Buddhism and Postmodernity: Zen, Huayan, and the Possibility of BuddhistPostmodern Ethics; Makers of Modern Korean Buddhism; Merleau-Ponty and Buddhism; and Buddhisms and Deconstructions. Korean Classics Library: Philosophy and Religion Salvation through Dissent: Tonghak Heterodoxy and Early Modern Korea George L. Kallander Reflections of a Zen Buddhist Nun Kim Iryŏp, translated by Jin Y. Park Korean Classics Library: Historical Materials Reclaiming Culture: Selected Essays on Korean History, Literature, and Society from the Japanese Colonial Era edited by Christopher P. Hanscom, Walter K. Lew, and Youngju Ryu Production Notes for Kim/Reflections of a Zen Buddhist Nun Jacket design by Guy Horton Composition by Wanda China with display type in Lucida Sans and Scala Sans Pro and text in Book Antiqua Printing and binding by Sheridan Books, Inc. Printed on 60 lb. House White, 444 ppi -DFNHW'HVLJQ*X\+RUWRQ K O R E A N R E L I G I O N A N D H I S T O R Y $OVRLQWKH.RUHDQ&ODVVLFV/LEUDU\3KLORVRSK\DQG5HOLJLRQ 6DOYDWLRQWKURXJK'LVVHQW TONGHAK HETERODOXY AND EARLY MODERN KOREA George Kallander SDJHVPDSV &ORWK,6%1´,QWKLVUHIUHVKLQJO\RULJLQDOVWXG\RI7RQJKDN.DOODQGHUGLVPDQWOHV VRPHRIWKHP\WKVWKDWKDYHVSUXQJXSDERXW.RUHD·VILUVW LQGLJHQRXVRUJDQL]HGUHOLJLRQ+HVLWXDWHV7RQJKDNLQLWVKLVWRULFDO FRQWH[WUHDGLQJWKHHDUOLHVW7RQJKDNWH[WVWKHZD\WKH\ZHUH PHDQWWREHUHDGZKHQWKH\ZHUHILUVWFRPSRVHGUDWKHUWKDQWKH ZD\WKH\KDYHEHHQLQWHUSUHWHGE\ODWHUJHQHUDWLRQV0RUHRYHU LQDGHSDUWXUHIURPPXFKSUHYLRXVVFKRODUVKLSRQ7RQJKDNKH DFFXUDWHO\DQDO\]HV7RQJKDNDVPRUHUHOLJLRXVWKDQSROLWLFDOLQ RULJLQ7KLVZRUNLVDVLJQLILFDQWFRQWULEXWLRQWRRXUXQGHUVWDQGLQJ RIERWK.RUHDQUHOLJLRQDQG.RUHDQKLVWRU\LQWKHQLQHWHHQWK FHQWXU\µ³'RQ%DNHU8QLYHUVLW\RI%ULWLVK&ROXPELD´7RQJKDN +HDYHQO\:D\ LVWKHPRVWVLJQLILFDQWRI.RUHD·VVR FDOOHGQHZUHOLJLRQV6DOYDWLRQWKURXJK'LVVHQWLVWKHERRNZH QHHGLQRUGHUWRXQGHUVWDQGWKLVPRYHPHQW(VSHFLDOO\LPSUHVVLYH LVWKHZD\WKDW*HRUJH.DOODQGHUVLWXDWHV7RQJKDNLQWKH FRQWH[WRI(DVW$VLDQRWMXVW.RUHDQKLVWRU\+HIRUH[DPSOH UHYHDOVKRZWKHFXOWXUDOFRQWH[WVKDSHGWKHULVHRIQHZUHOLJLRQV LQ.RUHD-DSDQDQG&KLQDLQGRLQJVRJLYLQJXVDEHWWHUZD\ WRXQGHUVWDQGWKHULFKFRPSDUDWLYHDVSHFWVRIWKHVHPRYHPHQWV .DOODQGHU·VERRNZLOOEHWKHVWDQGDUGIRUWKHVWXG\RI¶7KH 5HOLJLRQRIWKH+HDYHQO\:D\·IRU\HDUVLQWRWKHIXWXUHDQGD VWURQJFRQWULEXWLRQWRWKH(QJOLVKODQJXDJHOLWHUDWXUHRQWKHKLVWRU \RIUHOLJLRQµ³'RQDOG&ODUN7ULQLW\8QLYHUVLW\ UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I PRESS +RQROXOX+DZDL¶L ...