Won Buddhism  Wŏn Buddhism (원불교, "Wŏnbulgyo") is a form of modernized Buddhism. Won Buddhism can be regarded either as a syncretic new religious movement or as an offshoot of Korean Seon. The name "Won Buddhism" comes from the Korean words 원/圓 "won" ("circle") and 불교/佛敎 "bulgyo" ("Buddhism"), literally meaning "Round Buddhism" or interpreted as "Consummate Buddhism." By "consummate," Won Buddhists mean that they incorporate several different schools of Buddhist thought into their doctrine; that is, where some schools focus only on practicing meditation ("samādhi"), some schools devote themselves fully to studying scriptures ("prajñā"), and still others practice only their school's precepts ("śīla"), Won Buddhism believes in incorporating all three into daily practice. Pak Chungbin (박중빈 朴重彬, 1891–1943, aka Sot'aesan) attained bodhi in 1916. In 1924, he founded a new religious order with Buddhist teachings as its central doctrine, establishing the Society of the Study of the Buddhadharma at Iksan, North Jeolla Province. In 1947, Song Gyu (송규, 1900–1962), the second patriarch, renamed the order "Wŏn Buddhism." Pak's original doctrine was published as the "Pulgyo chŏngjŏn" (The Correct Canon of Buddhism) in 1943. It was later redacted and expanded to its current form in 1977, and today is included in the main doctrinal book "Wŏnbulgyo chŏnsŏ." "Wŏnbulgyo chŏnsŏ" includes "Chŏngjŏn" (The Principle Book of Won Buddhism), "Taejonggyŏng" (The Scripture of the Founding Master), and several other primary canonical sources. Won Buddhism can be considered an amalgamation of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism.