Jinul sought to establish a new movement within Korean Seon, which he called the "samādhi and prajñā society", whose goal was to establish a new community of disciplined, pure-minded practitioners deep in the mountains.
Jinul forsøgte at etablere en ny bevægelse indenfor koreansk Seon, som han kaldte "Samadhi og Prajna samfund", hvis mål var at etablere et nyt fællesskab af disciplinerede, renttænkende praktikere dybt inde i bjergene.