Saturday, August 21, 2010

Korean Zen Martial Art

Golgul-sa is also famous as the main teaching center for Sonmudo a Zen martial art secretly handed down for over 2,500 years. The name comes from the three words Seon (known in Japanese as "Zen"- the Buddhist method of attaining enlightenment through mdeitation), mu (martial), and do (art or method), and was given to the practice by the Venerable Chok-un, a monk who popularized it at Golgul-sa during the 1970s.

The training method of Sonmudo involves an 8-fold path divided along 4 noble truths into a series of body movements. It is a way to achieve enlightenment by harmonizing the three parts of karma: body, speech, and thought, first by accomplishing samadhi, then ultimately, nirvana. Sonmudo combines yoga, chakra breathing, exercise, martial arts, and weapons practice.






























Essence range from "骨 窟 寺" (Golgul Temple), His own stock is the oldest treasures in Buddhist history and the cave was built in Korea. images of four meters high Buddha carved into cliffs Yue Ham Son, this hillside is called twelve meditation caves, created by mystical Indian Century th 9. This is the Zen Center of Budo (Sunmudo) also known as Vajrayana subject (Kumkangmun).

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

we are a Buddhist sangha community in Penang and we need to inform all Sangha in Malaysia and abroad because the last time our monks went to visit SAMNAK SAMBODHI, Taman Desa Jaya, Kepong, Kuala Lumpur and we monks were kicked out by the Temple president

we are a monk in Ven. Phra Piya Dhammo was a retired Singapore CID police officer, later he became a monk in Mahindarama, Penang. He practiced under Chief monks, Dr. Ven E Indaratana Maha Thero, Mahindarama Buddhist Temple, Penang, for five years, after which he travelled for Dhamma everywhere in Malaysia

Ven. Phra Piya Dhammo said, he was very happy and peaceful to stay temporarily in SAMNAK SAMBODHI as it was associated with the higher knowledge and education of the monks, our Bhante said all the monks were very moral and kind like brothers.

On one occasion, YIP KUM FOOK realized and got angry at our Bhante because this YIP KUM FOOK is the president of SAMNAK SAMBODHI and has the power to get rid of anyone in the Temple but our Bhante did not do anything wrong, also this president called the police, and his thugs to drive away(kick) we monk out of the Temple

we saved and protected our Buddhist sangha from danger and bullying from someone, you (Bhante), you are not alone, we come to help you

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