Characteristics
Seonamsa is one of the head monasteries of the Taego Order, which includes over 8,000 monastics and 3,100 temples. What sets Taego apart from some of the other Korean orders like the Jogye Order (also written Chogye), among other factors, is that this order allows ordained priests to marry, though nuns must remain celibate. This custom of married priests is a remnant of the Japanese occupation of Korea (though some native Korean Buddhist monks had also called for an end to celibacy prior to the Japanese occupation). However, not all Taego priests are married. This order also includes traditional bhikkhu, currently comprising about 40% of Taego monks (this is a "guestimate"). Taego monks (that is, celibate bhikkhu) tend to remain more separate from society and live in mountain temples, whereas the married clerics are more like parish priests.
According to the Bishop of the Taego Order Overseas Parish, Venerable Dr. Jongmae Kenneth Park, the Taego and Jogye orders follow the same pratimoksa (the Caturvagga Vinaya of the Dharmaguptaka—also followed in Vietnam and China). There are 250 bhikkhu precepts, 348 bhikkhuni precepts, and 10 samanera/samaneri (novice) precepts. However, as mentioned above, celibacy is optional for men in the Taego Order. Also, both the Taego Order and Jogye Order use the Indraraja Sutra that contains 10 bodhisattva vows and 48 lesser precepts. Contrary to some misconceptions, the Taego Order does not use bodhisattva vows as the basis of its ordinations.
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