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Kyong Ho Seonsa (Korean: 경허선사 Hanja: 鏡虛禪師 1849—1912) was a famous Korea Sŏn master and the 75th Patriarch of Korean Sŏn. His original name was Song Tonguk; and his dharma name was Sŏng’u. He is known as the reviver of modern Korean Sŏn Buddhism. Song Tonguk was born in southern Korea (Chŏnju Chŏlla province) and entered the sangha at the age of nine in 1857. He ordained at Ch’ŏnggye monastery located at Kwach’ŏn in the Kyŏnggi province.
