Taego Bou (Korean: 태고보우;Hanja: 太古普愚, 23 October 1301 – 27 January 1383), alternativelyromanized asTaego Bowoo orTaego Bowu, was aKorean Seon master who lived inGoryeo, was the cofounder of theJogye Order withJinul, and is credited as the founder of the modernTaego Order.
He entered into the monastery at 13, and at 25 passed the examination. He practiced at a temple in the mountains north ofSeoul. In 1346 he visitedChina for two years, and trained underShiwu. Upon returning to Korea, he adopted the precepts ofPai Chang, and under the auspices ofGongmin of Goryeo, he opened a new Buddhist administration office. His sect remained small in number, and receded shortly after his death.[1]
According to tradition,[2] he unified five different branches ofBuddhism and nine different Seon lineages into a single order which still continues. For his efforts, he was appointed as a supreme patriarch for the dynasty.[3] This helped set the standard for Korean Buddhism by bringing both doctrinal and practice-oriented sects together under a single umbrella.[3]
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