I thought it would be nice to learn the Heart Sutra chant and to write it out in Hanja. I know it is one of the shortest sutras, but I now realize that it is a big task for me because I don't know most of the Chinese characters.
I wonder why Korean monks chant in Chinese? Maybe just a historical hold over?
These are some of the hanja characters I have learned. I can draw all of them, although my calligraphy skills are marginal. I keep practicing.
I saw a Sumi-e class being offered at a Zen temple a few hours drive from my house. I am tempted to sign up. It could only help to learn the basics of chinese brush painting and calligraphy from a chinese man who is expert in it.
I was thinking it would help learning Hanja if I saw Chinese radicals more ... so here is my wallpaper.