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 modern Jogye Order's kanhwa Seon tradition traces through him.
References: EncyKorea
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