Dae Kwang
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Dae Kwang is a Soen Sa Nim and is the current guiding teacher of the Providence Zen Center
. He was ordained as a monk in 1987 and received Dharma transmission
from Seung Sahn
in 1996. He also serves as head abbot of the entire lineage, ranking just below Soeng Hyang
(who is guiding teacher).
Providence Zen Center
Providence Zen Center is the international headquarters for the Kwan Um School of Zen and the first Zen center established by Seung Sahn in the United States in October 1972. The PZC offers residential training where students and teachers live together under one roof, which was one of the...
. He was ordained as a monk in 1987 and received Dharma transmission
Dharma transmission
Dharma transmission refers to "the manner in which the teaching, or Dharma, is passed from a Zen master to their disciple and heir...
from Seung Sahn
Seung Sahn
Seung Sahn Haeng Won Dae Soen-sa , born Dok-In Lee, was a Korean Jogye Seon master and founder of the international Kwan Um School of Zen—the largest Zen institution present in the Western world. He was the seventy-eighth teacher in his lineage...
in 1996. He also serves as head abbot of the entire lineage, ranking just below Soeng Hyang
Soeng Hyang
Soeng Hyang Soen Sa Nim is a Zen Master and the Guiding Teacher of the international Kwan Um School of Zen, and successor to the late Seung Sahn Soen Sa Nim.-Biography:...
(who is guiding teacher).