| List of Plates | |
| Preface | |
| Conventions Used | |
| Introduction: Zen Monasticism and the Context of Belief | 3 |
| Ch. 1 | Buddhism in Contemporary Korea | 21 |
| Ch. 2 | Daily and Annual Schedules | 37 |
| Ch. 3 | Songgwang-Sa and Master Kusan | 49 |
| Ch. 4 | A Monk's Early Career | 69 |
| Ch. 5 | The Support Division of the Monastery | 107 |
| Ch. 6 | Relations with the Laity | 135 |
| Chronology of the Puril Hoe | 147 |
| Ch. 7 | The Practice of Zen Meditation in Korea | 149 |
| Ch. 8 | Training in the Meditation Hall | 161 |
| Ch. 9 | The Officers of the Meditation Compound | 203 |
| Conclusion: Toward a Reappraisal of Zen Religious Experience | 217 |
| Epilogue: Songgwang-sa after Kusan | 224 |
| Appendix: Principal Chants Used in Korean Monasteries | 229 |
| Glossary of Sinitic Logographs | 243 |
| Works Cited | 253 |
| Index | 265 |
