Won Buddhism | Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages

Neutral catalog summary

About this record

Won Buddhism is cataloged as a New religious movement within Buddhist Traditions. Its public geographic context is “Country-level context could not be assessed from the available record” and its period or origin is “1916 onward.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Korean new Buddhist religion.”

This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.

Record fields

Alternate / historical names: Won Buddhism; Wonbulgyo; Wŏn Buddhism
Parent tradition: Korean new Buddhist religion
Public geographic context: Country-level context could not be assessed from the available record
Period / origin: 1916 onward
Living / historical status: Living
Access / protocol: Open / public
Evidence status: Directly cited

Geography

Candidate

Country-level context could not be assessed from the available record

This record also has global, transnational, diaspora, textual or doctrinal context and is not reduced to one country.

The available source record is insufficient for a confident country-level association.

Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.

Where to read more

A citation identifies a source to consult; it does not establish every claim in this record.

Source 1cambridge.org

Source review pendingDeferred during Cambridge service disruption; access and support for this record require review.

Source 2wonbuddhism.org

Stable attribution

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Won Buddhism. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0619. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0619

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