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| Abstract |

The Middle Path of the Early Buddhist texts

and of the Sermon of One Hundred Days

done by Master Sungchol

Hwang, Soon-il

Dongguk Univ. Seoul

Buddhist Awakening can not be established with words and

letters. It is one of the most well known expressions you
can hear from the Korean Seon (Korean equivalent of the

Japanese Zen and Chinese Chan) Buddhist tradition. Korean
Seon masters have hardly been concerned about the Buddhist

philosophy and doctrinal history. What they prefer always has
been a special meditation technique called Ganhwa, observing

paradoxical questions. Master Sungchol (1912-1993), one of
the most representative contemporary Korean seon masters,

was one of the exceptions.
In 1967 he became the head of Haein temple known to be

famous for preserving the 84,000 woodblocks of the Tipitaka
Koreana. During the winter retreat, he gave dharma talks