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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">I am humbled to share that my translation
of Bulpil sunim’s memoir, <i>From Eternity to Eternity, </i>has been published
from the SUNY Press. Please find below a summary of the publisher’s blurb:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><i><span lang="EN-US">From Eternity to Eternity</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> is the first English translation of the memoir of Bulpil sunim
(1937–), one of Korea's most respected female Zen masters, vividly chronicling
her life as a female monastic practitioner. It covers her early years, the
hardships of the Korean War, and her transformative journey to enlightenment
under the guidance of her father, Zen Master Seongcheol sunim.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">I hope this book will be useful not only to
scholars of Buddhism but also to scholars of Korean Studies and Korean
religions. Here is the link where you can view the cover, table of contents,
and the first 20 pages:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.book2look.com/book/hQvW5SPfkM" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)" target="_blank">https://www.book2look.com/book/hQvW5SPfkM</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span>Eunsu Cho, Professor Emerita, Seoul National University, Department of Philosophy</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><img src="cid:ii_m5zypkng0" alt="image.png" width="109" height="164" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-right: 0px;"></p>
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