Hwanseong Jian 喚醒志安

School: Korean Seon | 1664-1729 | Teacher: Woldam Seoljye | Students: Hoam Chejeong

Major 18th-century figure. Authored Seonmun ojonggangyo (Essentials of the Five Schools of Seon), which systematized Korean Seon doctrine. Was exiled after a controversy. The Jogye Order's kanhwa Seon tradition traces through him.

References: EncyKorea

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