# Dae Kwang

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**Dae Kwang** is a [Soen Sa Nim](/source/Soen_Sa_Nim) and is the current guiding teacher of the [Providence Zen Center](/source/Providence_Zen_Center). He was ordained as a monk in 1987 and received [Dharma transmission](/source/Dharma_transmission) from [Seung Sahn](/source/Seung_Sahn) in 1996. He also serves as head abbot of the entire lineage, ranking just below [Soeng Hyang](/source/Soeng_Hyang) (who is guiding teacher).[1][2]

## See also

- [Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States](/source/Timeline_of_Zen_Buddhism_in_the_United_States)

## References

1. Prebish, Charles S (1999). [*Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America*](https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780520216976). [University of California Press](/source/University_of_California_Press). pp. [34](https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780520216976/page/34). ISBN 0-520-21697-0.

1. ["Teachers of the Kwan Um School of Zen"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080517091519/http://www.kwanumzen.org/teachers/index.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.kwanumzen.org/teachers/index.html) on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-01-03.

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