Chunseong

His father was Lee In-oh (이인오; 李仁五) and his mother was Lady Park of Milyang (밀양박씨).

In his early years, Chunseong went to the Baekdamsa (백담사), a famous Buddhist temple in Inje.

[2] Chunseong was required to read through Hwaeomgyeong (화엄경; 華嚴經) and Geumganggyeong (금강경; 金剛經).

In November 1918, Chunseong's teacher published Yusim (translated as "whole mind"), a series of magazines that written to make Buddhism appeal to the youth.

Chunseong remained dutiful to his teacher while he was in prison and was the only head monk who regularly visited and sent over food and supplies.

Even though his temple had plenty of firewood, Chunseong refused to use any heat during winter and slept in a freezing cold room:[3] "My teacher is shivering in a cold cell in Seodaemun Prison because he was captured by the Japanese while fighting for independence.

So Chunseong decided to cut down some wood for firewood as well as to make repairs to the dilapidated temple.

This infuriated the detective so he told Chunseong to stop messing around and give a proper answer.

On the ride, there was a Christian fanatic who was shouting into a loudspeaker, "Believe in Jesus Christ who died and resurrected!

This Christian saw that Chunseong was dressed in a monk's robe, and decided to stand in front of him and yell these words.

The police officer went closer to him and upon seeing that he wasn't in the military, but was instead dressed in a monk's robe, he said, "Why would you lie saying that you were a company commander?"

An elderly woman who regularly sought Chunseong to hear his lectures had a spinster for a granddaughter because her standards were too high.

The granddaughter's face grew bright red as she ran out of the room crying out that he was a "sham of a monk."

What he really meant was "How can his large teaching fit into your tiny mind" Upon hearing this, the spinster felt ashamed that she had jumped to a sexual conclusion.

In the 1940s, he was told to cooperate with the law of Sōshi-kaimei (창씨개명; 創氏改名) and change his name to comply with the Japanese colonial authorities, but he refused.

In 1964, Chunseong was invited by him to Chungwadae (청와대; 靑瓦臺) since the First Lady, Yuk Young-su was a devout Buddhist.

During his visit, Chunseong said, "the Lady Yuk was born from her mother's vagina," which caused many to panic.

From 1970 to 1973 he practiced asceticism for Jangjabulwa (장좌불와; 長坐不臥), In 1973 he participated in public campaigns for safe driving and sobriety.