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Son (Korean)
Korean Sŏn Buddhism, known for hwadu meditation and the global Kwan Um School of Zen.
Sŏn is the Korean form of Chan. Medieval masters such as Chinul integrated scriptural study with sudden awakening, while later traditions emphasized hwadu — intense questioning of a key phrase.
In the modern period, Seung Sahn brought Korean Sŏn to the West through the Kwan Um School, with its distinctive teaching style, kong-an interviews, and “don’t know” mind. Korean temples in North America also serve immigrant communities with a full liturgical calendar.
Practices
Hwadu meditation
Holding a great doubt around a critical phrase until insight breaks through.
Kong-an interviews
Teacher-student encounters testing the student’s response.
Bowing practice
Prostrations used extensively in Korean monastic and lay training.
Texts
The Compass of Zen
Seung Sahn
Tracing Back the Radiance
Chinul (tr. Robert Buswell)
Teachers
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Places
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TempleBo Hyun Sa Temple
7110 SW 182nd Way, Southwest Ranches, FL 33331, USABuddhistZenSon (Korean)
CenterBristol Kwan Um Zen Group
Top Flat, 38 Picton Street, Bristol, BS6 5QA BristolBuddhistZenSon (Korean)- Center
Centre Zen Kwan Um
35 Rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, FranceBuddhistZenSon (Korean) 
CenterKrakowski Ośrodek Zen Szkoły Kwan Um
Stradomska 17/4, 31-068 Kraków, PolandBuddhistZenSon (Korean)- Center
Kwan Um Zen Community of Colorado
3255 34th Street #43 Boulder CO 80301BuddhistZenSon (Korean) 
CenterKwan Um Zen school
Rue de l'Oiselet 16a, 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, BelgiumBuddhistZenSon (Korean)
CenterLinh Son Tempel
Beetskoogkade 7, 1631 DP Oudendijk, NetherlandsBuddhistZenSon (Korean)
TempleLinh Son Temple UK18435N18
76 Beulah Hill, London SE19 3EW, UKBuddhistZenSon (Korean)