Chi Kwang Sunim
Australian Buddhist nun
About Chi Kwang Sunim
Chi Kwang Sunim was an Australian nígū.
Venerable Chi Kwang Sunim is a Zen Buddhist nun. She is currently the leader of a small community and forest retreat in Kinglake, Victoria. She also studied under Myongseong Sunim, Proctor of Unmun Sa Temple.
In Blossoms of the Dharma: Living as a Buddhist Nun she writes that "the Korean bhikkhunis have established a systematic, effective way of training new nuns." This includes a novice period, sutra study schools and then meditation halls or other vocations.
In 1988 she returned to live in Australia but makes bi-annual trips back to South Korea. Chi Kwang is involved with intra-Buddhist and interfaith programs.
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Australian Buddhist nun
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Chi Kwang Sunim was a nígū.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Chi Kwang Sunim. https://biography.guide/chi-kwang-sunim/
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