Latest update 4-6-2006

* Mook Rim Buddhist College, the Institute for Buddhist Studies Austria held a Board meeting on 8th of April in Biberstrasse Wien. Board member of IBS decided that increase of its members to total of 7. Ven.Dr. Jongmae Kenneth Park remains as president (rector) of IBS and Ven. Jongsam (abbot of Hwaom sah Korea)as honorary president of IBS Austria. Reverend Myo Hyon Karin Sima remains as Secretary General and Ven. Hae Il Cremer remains as Vice-president. Followings are new Board members, Gertrude Seth, Michael Sima and Harald Skrabal (technical administrator).Next Board meeting will be post. 4-10-2005

* Mook Rim Society international send 2 delegates to WFB covention in Kaoshing Taiwan in April-16 through April-27-2006. Dr. Jongmae Park and Rev. Myo Hyon Karin Sima-Seth are the delegates. Also Dr. Jongmae Park has scheduled to teaching in the Taiwan Buddhist University during the WFB conference (topic: Avatamsaka theory). Our Taiwanese Mook Rim member, Dr. Hsiang Chou Yo will be the host of this classes. 4-6-2005

* Institute for Buddhist Studies (official Buddhist collge of Mook Rim Society International)started Spring semester of year 2006, 16 students from U.S, Canada, Austria, Germany, Korea and Ireland were joined the IBS Austria. Dr. Jongmae Park (Rector and Dean)and Dr. Frank Tedesco charge the all academic affairs and Rev. Myo Hyon Karin Sima-Seth charges administration and Bup Chon Harald Skrabal is the leading web master of its college. 4-4-2006

* Hwaom sah monastery invite all Mook Rim members (especially the regional Directors of Hwaomsah monastery)to the 2006 Fall retreat. The retreat will taking place at Hwaom sah's retreat center on Oct-10 through Oct-20-2006. Venerable Jong Sam, the abbot of Hwaom sah monastery cordially invites all members and Most Venerable Hyon San will lead the Bodhisattva ordination for all participants during the 2006 retreat. If any members did not recieved an invitation, please contact Venerable Jongmae Park in Austria. 3-15-2006

* Institute for Buddhist Studies Austria (College of Mook Rim Society)officially open the classes on March-06-2006. IBS has been prepared on its Buddhist Institution last 2 years. IB Austria is associated and affiliated with World Buddhist University in Thailand as well as Hwaom monastery Buddhist College in South Korea. Dr. Jongmae Kenneth Park charges as Rector and Dean, Dr. Frank Tedesco charges as Associate Dean of this institution. IBS headquarters located in Wien Austria and regional office in California U.S.A. Reverend Myo Hyon Karin Sima (Austria)is Secretary General of IBS and DC Bup Chon Harald Skrabal is the Chief Web master. IBS is an international e-learning institution which uses English and German. IBS's official site is www.wbu-austria.com which is linked to www.mook-rim.org.3-15-2006

* Venerable Dr. Jongmae Park appointed BC Do Rim John Maxwell (Arizona, U.S) as coordinator of Institute for Buddhist Studies English section. 10-20-2005

* Austria and German Mook Rim Society held an ordination ceremony for Reverend Myo Hyon Karin Sima and BC Rev. Bup Woon Rudolf Deme and BC Rev. Kwanum Petra Liehr. Ven.Dr. Jongmae Park lead the ceremony along with Venerable Hae Il Water Cremer at Nirodha Meditation center in Austria.10-20-2005

* Hwaom sah monastery in Korea appointed Venerable Hae Il Walter Cremer (Germany), Venerable Hae Moon Mose Ensley (U.S), Reverend Myo Bup Helen Jandamit (Thailand), Reverend Hae Wol Nile Warner (U.S), Reverend Hae Kwang Robert Gallop (U.S) and Reverend Myo Hyon Karin Sima (Austria) as the Directors of Hwaom sah regional centers. All newly appointed Directors have received a new certificate from its monastery that given by abbot of Hwaom sah and Chogye order 19th Headquarters. 10-20-2005

* Chogye order President, Master Bup Jang has passed away on September 10 at age of 64. Chogye order donated his body to Dongguk university hospital (in accordance with his will) for use of organ donation. Namely no schedule for the cremation ceremony for Master Bup Jang. Moreover, the Korean Government presented the highest decoration to Late president of Chogye order. 9-13-2005

* Patriarch Most Venerable Hyon san sunim appointed as the Chairman of Chogye oreder's Zen schools by Chogye order South Korea.8-20-2005

* Mook Rim Society's mother monastery gave a permission to the IBS (Mook Rim Society's Buddhist Institute)which allows to use of Associate school under the Hwaom sah monastery College.8-20-2005

* Mook Rim Society Germany and Austria have scheduled to holding a Fall retreat in the Nirodha Meditation center in Waldviertel Austria on September 16 through September 19. Reverend Myo Hyon (Austria) and BC REV.Kwa Um Shim (Germany)will be the coordinators for its Fall retreat.8-20-2005

* Mook Rim society and Hwaom sah monastery gave voluntary dismissal to Theodor strohal (AKA-Hae Won)and Marina Jahn (AKA-Myo Gong)namely those two members are no longer a member of Mook Rim Society International as well as no longer disciples of Ven.Dr.Jongmae Park.8-20-2005

* Austria and Germany Mook Rim Socisety newly found the Nirodha meditation centers in Waldviertel Austria and Solingen Germany. Venerable Hae Il Cremer will be charged as Director of Nirodha Meditation center in Germany and Reverend Myo Hyon Sima-Seth will be charged as Director of Nirodha Meditation center in Austria.8-20-2005

* Venerable Dr.Jongmae Park appointed as a Special Advisor (Dharma affairs)to the Chogye oreder Hwaom sah monastery Korea.8-20-2005

* Chogye order Korea and sangha council of Hwaom sah monastery appointed Venerable Jong Sam sunim as the new abbot of Hwaom sah monastery and he will serve the abbot of Hwaom sah monastery for next 4 years.8-20-2005

* European Mook Rim Society starts to establish the Institute for Buddhist Studies since 2004 and it school will be found as E-Learning system Institution that uses of English and German language.8-20-2005

* Ven.Dr.Jongmae Park appointed as a Faculty Advisor in the Southern California Buddhist Students Association along with Dr.Robert Buswell (UCLA) who is a Chair Professor in the University of California Los Angeles.12-8-2003

* The Mook Rim Society's Chief Patron, Master Hyun San has appointed as a co-chairman of the Chogye order's Zen Masters Association on Oct-2003. The Chogye Order's Zen Masters Association is 3,000 strong organization and the most respectable group in the Korean Buddhist.12-1-2003

* Ven.Dr. Jongmae Park scheduled to visit Austria Hua Yen School for teaching the Winter class (subject:Chapter 39 of Avatamsaka Sutra) on Jan-07 through Jan-16-2004. 12-1-2003

* Our member Rev.Myo Bup in Thailand redesigned her House of Dhamma web site please click "Thailand Mook Rim Society" 3-11-2003

* Ven.Jongmae Park (founder/chairman) passed a Ph.D dissertation and his conferment ceremony will be held on March-22-2003 at the College of Buddhist Studies Los Angeles California. Ven.Jongmae's dissertation is a study of the Avatamsaka Sutra & Dharma Dhatu Pratitya Samutpada and it has been reviewed by Dr.David Chappell (University of Hawaii / Soka University) and Dr.Karuna Dharma(College of Buddhist studies)Ven.Jongmae Park is currently the Buddhist Director and N/R professor of East-Asia Studies in University of Southern California.3-09-2003