B. Hyun Choo

Ph.D. The Caspersen School of Graduate Studies, Drew University, 2003
Geographical Areas: Korea, East Asia
Topic Areas: Buddhism, Chan and Seon, Satipaṭṭhāna in Early Buddhism, and Religious
traditions in Korea,

• Biography

  • Hyun Choo received her Ph.D. in 2003 with a dissertation titled “An annotated translation of the Commentary on the Heart Sūtra: Wonch’uk’s unique exposition of the Yogācāra interpretation of the Heart Sūtra.” Based on her interdisciplinary studies of Buddhism, Psychology, and Philosophy, she extends her research to a cross-cultural perspective in the area of early Buddhism, Chinese Chan and Korean Seon traditions, and mind science. She teaches Korean Religions and various subjects of Buddhism, including Buddhist enlightenment and mindfulness meditation. Hyun has served as a Section Chair of Mid-Atlantic American Academy of Religion since 2009.

• Courses Taught
   An Introduction to Korean Culture

  Korean Religions

  An Introduction to Buddhism

  Buddhism in Practice

  Meditation and Enlightenment

  An Introduction to Buddhist Meditation

• Publications
   2018 “The Mindful Seon Hwadu: Sisimma as a Healing Utility; Its efficacy for AD/HD and Beyond,” co-authored with Jay J. Choi, MD. International Journal of Theology, Philosophy and Science, No. 3, Year 2.
  
  2018 “Tracing the Satipaṭṭhāna in the Korean Ganhwa Seon Tradition: Its Periscope Visibility in the Mindful hwadu Sisimma, ‘Sati-Sisimma’,” Religions, 9, 341.
  
  2018 “Book review” Buddhist Women on the Edge: Contemporary Perspectives from the Western Frontier, edited by Marianne Dresser, North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, CA. 1996, Modern Buddhism (현대불교), No. 330-333, May-August.
  
  2017 “Amitābha Buddha Revisited: Into the Twenty-first Century Modern Science,” co-authored with Jay J. Choi, MD. International Journal of Theology, Philosophy and Science, Vol. 1, No.1, November, pp. 54-70.
  
  2017 “A critical view on Three bows (三拜) in Korean Buddhism. Buddhist Review (불교평론), Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 170-174.
  
  2014 “Can Seon Master Ven. Seungsahn’s ‘Four Suchness’ (四如) Measure the Buddhist Enlightenment?” International Journal of Buddhist Thought & Culture, February, Vol. 22, pp. 87-114.
  
  2006 “An English translation of the Banya paramilda simgyeong chan; Wonch’uk’s commentary on the Heart Sūtra (Prajñāpāramitā-hŗdaya-sūtra),” International Journal of Buddhist Thought & Culture, February, Vol. 6, pp. 121-205.

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