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Doseon, the Glossary

Doseon Guksa (a.k.a. Yogong Seonsa, Yeongi Doseon) was a Korean Buddhist monk (826-898) who lived during the decline of the Silla Dynasty, just prior to the foundation of the Goryeo Dynasty.^[1]

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820s births
898 deaths
Korean Taoists
Silla Buddhist monks

Asceticism

Asceticism is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals.

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Astrology is a range of divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that propose that information about human affairs and terrestrial events may be discerned by studying the apparent positions of celestial objects.

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Astronomy

Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos.

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Bhikkhu

A bhikkhu (Pali: भिक्खु, Sanskrit: भिक्षु, bhikṣu) is an ordained male in Buddhist monasticism.

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Cosmologic

Cosmologic was a cooperative avant-jazz quartet from California that was composed of saxophonist Jason Robinson, trombonist Michael Dessen, percussionist Nathan Hubbard, and bassist Scott Walton.

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Feng shui

Feng shui, sometimes called Chinese geomancy, is a traditional practice that originated in Ancient China and claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment.

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Geomancy

Geomancy translates literally to "earth divination," and the term was originally used to mean methods of divination that interpret geographic features, markings on the ground, or the patterns formed by soil, rocks, or sand.

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Goryeo

Goryeo (Hanja: 高麗) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392.

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Grotto

A grotto is a natural or artificial cave used by humans in both modern times and antiquity, and historically or prehistorically.

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Gurye County

Gurye (Gurye-gun) is a county in the province of Jeollanam-do, South Korea.

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Gwangyang

Gwangyang is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

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Heongang of Silla

Heongang of Silla (c.861–886), personal name Kim Chŏng, was the 49th to rule the Korean kingdom of Silla.

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Hermitage (religious retreat)

A hermitage most authentically refers to a place where a hermit lives in seclusion from the world, or a building or settlement where a person or a group of people lived religiously, in seclusion.

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Hwaeomsa

Hwaeomsa is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism.

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Hyogong of Silla

Hyogong of Silla (885–912), personal name Kim Yo, was the 52nd ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla.

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I Ching

The I Ching or Yijing, usually translated Book of Changes or Classic of Changes, is an ancient Chinese divination text that is among the oldest of the Chinese classics.

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Injong of Goryeo

Injong of Goryeo (29 October 1109 – 10 April 1146) (r. 1122–1146), personal name Wang Hae, was the 17th monarch of the Korean Goryeo dynasty.

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Jirisan

Jirisan is a mountain located in the southern region of South Korea.

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Korean Buddhism

Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what its early practitioners saw as inconsistencies within the Mahayana Buddhist traditions that they received from foreign countries.

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Koreans

Koreans are an East Asian ethnic group native to Korea.

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Samantabhadra (Bodhisattva)

Samantabhadra (lit. "Universal Worthy", "All Good") is a great bodhisattva in Buddhism associated with practice and meditation.

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Silla

Silla (Old Korean: 徐羅伐, Yale: Syerapel, RR: Seorabeol; IPA), was a Korean kingdom that existed between 57 BCE – 935 CE and located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula.

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South Jeolla Province

South Jeolla Province (Jeollanam-do), also known as Jeonnam, is a province in the Honam region, South Korea, and the southernmost province in mainland Korea.

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Sukjong of Goryeo

Sukjong of Goryeo (2 September 1054 – 10 November 1105) (r. 1095–1105), personal name Wang Ong, was the 15th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.

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Sutra

Sutra (translation)Monier Williams, Sanskrit English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, Entry for, page 1241 in Indian literary traditions refers to an aphorism or a collection of aphorisms in the form of a manual or, more broadly, a condensed manual or text.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doseon

Also known as Doseon Guksa, Tosǒn, Yeongi Doseon, Yogong Seonsa.

Doseon, the Glossary

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