Mangong date of birth:
March 7, 1871
How old was Mangong when died?
74
Where was Mangong born?
Seoul, Joseon Dynasty
When did Mangong die?
1946
Mangong body shape:
Average
What color are Mangong's eyes?
Black
What color is Mangong's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Mangong gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Mangong?
Buddhist
What is Mangong's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Mangong nationality?
South Korean
What is Mangong's occupation?
Religion person
Short Biography
Mangong (만공, 1871–1946) or Song Mangong was a Korean Buddhist monk, independence activist, scholar, poet, writer and philosopher, in the period of the Japanese Occupation of Korea. ManGong was born in Jeong Eup, Jeonbuk Province in 1871 and was ordained at the age of 14. Except for three years’ Zen teaching in Mahayeon Temple in Keumkang Mountain and serving shortly as Abbot of Magok Temple, he spent most of his life teaching Zen at Deoksung Mountain in Yesan, Chungnam Province. Mangong revitalized the Zen tradition of Korean Buddhism along with his teacher, Zen Master Kyongho.