Il-yeon
| Il-yeon | |
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| Hangul | 일연 |
| Hanja | Một nhiên |
| Revised Romanization | Iryeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Iryŏn |
Il-yeon(Korean:일연;1206–1289), also spelledIryeon,was aKorean Buddhistmonk and All-Enlightened National Preceptor (보각국사;Phổ giác quốc sư) during theGoryeoDynasty of Korea. His birth name was eitherKim Gyeong-myeong(Kim cảnh minh) orJeon Gyeon-myeong(Toàn thấy minh), and hiscourtesy namewas Hoe-yeon (Hối nhiên).[1]
He became a monk at the temple Muryangsa at the age of nine and passed theSeonnational examinationat 22. At 54, he was given the rank of Great Teacher. When he was 78, KingChungnyeoloffered him a position of rank and tried to make him National Preceptor, but Il-yeon declined. The king again appointed him National Preceptor, and Il-yeon came down to the capitalKaesong(then Gaegyeong) but soon returned to the mountains on the pretext that his aged mother was sick. On the eighth day of the seventh month in 1289, he held a conference with various monks and then died.
Il-yeon is known as a prolific writer, and according to the inscription on his tombstone, he wrote around 80 volumes on Buddhist topics. Today only one book of his survives: theSamguk Yusa,which is not mentioned in the inscription formally.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Il Yeon, the Author of [Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms]".world.kbs.co.kr.Retrieved2023-09-04.
- ^Cartwright, Mark (26 October 2016)."Samguk Yusa".World History.Retrieved4 September2023.
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