Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dae Gak
This is a tough one.  I spent hours editing and wikifying Dae Gak's entry.  I know him and sat several retreats with him.  I find him a charming and wise Zen teacher.  Yet, according to 's new criteria, he is not notable.  As I understand it, Zen Master Seung Sahn considered being a Zen Master a job description whose duties included "great love, great compassion and only help this world."  There are many jobs that are difficult to get (such as being a professor at an elite school) but that does not make one notable.  Is being a Zen Master an award that you earn?  Bob's PhD does not make him notable either.  Finally, I  also Googled ZMDG to find something... anything... to define notability.  Maybe a mention of him in a book other than his own or something.  I think Will Beback was looking for those types of things as well... not bean counting the results or refences on sangha web pages.  Anyway, I wish I could find something to call this entry notable but I can not.  In all fairness, it should be deleted
— User:Killerbeez, 01:43, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:BIO (Wikipedia:Notability)