Furnace Mountain

37°46′10″N 83°50′31″W / 37.7695°N 83.8420°W / 37.7695; -83.8420ArchitectureFounderDae Gak Soen Sa Nim
Seung Sahn Soen Sa NimCompleted1986Websitehttp://www.furnacemountainzen.org

Furnace Mountain (temple name Kwan Se Um San Ji Sah) is an American Zen Buddhist retreat center in Clay City, Kentucky, co-founded in 1986 by Seung Sahn Soen Sa Nim and Dae Gak Soen Sa Nim as part of the international Kwan Um School of Zen; it is now unaffiliated with the school in an official capacity. In 1990 the main Meditation Hall was completed, and in 1994 the temple was constructed and opened. Kwan Se Um San Ji Sah is modeled after a traditional Korean Buddhist Temple—located on 850 acres (263 ha) of woods in part of The Daniel Boone National Forest (in The Red River Gorge area). The exact site of Kwan Se Um San Ji Sah was determined by the use of geomantic divination, which was intended to help foster harmony. The Abbot and guiding teacher is Dae Gak Zen Master.

Gallery

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  Dae Gak, guiding teacher
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  The road leading into the retreat center—you can see the bluff above
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  Individual retreat house for guests

See also

• Buddhism in the United States
• Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States

Notes

References

• Ford, James Ishmael (2006). Zen Master Who?: A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0-86171-509-8.
• Ho Youn Kwon; Kwang Chung Kim; Stephen R. Warner (2001). Korean Americans and Their Religions: Pilgrims and Missionaries from a Different Shore. Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 0-271-02073-3. OCLC 43845570.
• Morreale, Don (1998). The Complete Guide to Buddhist America. Shambhala Publications. ISBN 1-57062-270-1.
• Strecker, Zoe Ayn (2007). Kentucky Off the Beaten Path, 8th Edition. Globe Pequot. ISBN 978-0-7627-4201-1. OCLC 85373568.

External links

Media related to Furnace Mountain at Wikimedia Commons

• Furnace Mountain website