Kyun Yeo
Korean poet
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| Intro | Korean poet | |
| Poet | ||
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Religion: | Buddhism | |
| Birth | 917 | |
| Death | 973 |
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Biography
Kyun Yeo (Korean: 균여; Hanja: 均如, 20 September 917–19 July 973) was a Korean Buddhist and poet.
Among his works are "Songs of the Ten Vows Samantabhara." These songs are set out in 1075 in the biography The Life of Kuehne. This is the first extant collection of poetry in Korean.
Kyun Yeo played an important role in the spread of the Hwaeom school of Buddhism.
Popular culture
- Portrayed by Jung Seung-ho in the 2002-2003 KBS1 TV series The Dawn of the Empire.
Further references
- Kyunyo-Jon: The Life, Times and Songs of a Tenth Century Korean Monk (University of Sydney East Asian Series)
- Lee, Peter H., 1961, "The Importance of the Kyunyŏ Chŏn (1075) in Korean Buddhism and Literature-Bhadra-Cari-Pranidhạna in Tenth Century Korea," Journal of the American Oriental Society 81 (4):409–414, JSTOR 595687