South Korea - Seung Sahn portrait

The Kwan Um School of Zen is an international organization of more than a hundred centers and groups founded by Zen Master Seung Sahn Soen-sa (1927-2004), the first Korean Zen Master to live and teach in the West. The School's purpose is to make this practice of Zen Buddhism available to students throughout the world. The story of Seung Sahn is here - http://www.kwanumzen.com/dssn/