An Hyang

An Hyang
Portrait of An Hyang, held by Sosu Seowon, Yeongju, North Gyeongsang
Korean name
Hangul	안향
Hanja	安珦
Revised Romanization	An Hyang
McCune–Reischauer	An Hyang
Pen name
Hangul	회헌
Hanja	晦軒
Revised Romanization	Hoeheon
McCune–Reischauer	Hoehŏn
Courtesy name
Hangul	사온
Hanja	士蘊
Revised Romanization	Saon
McCune–Reischauer	Saon
Posthumous name
Hangul	문성
Hanja	文成
Revised Romanization	Munseong
McCune–Reischauer	Munsŏng
Clan Origin
Hangul	순흥
Hanja	順興
Revised Romanization	Sunheung
McCune–Reischauer	Sunhŭng

An Hyang (1243–1306) also known as An Yu was a leading Confucian scholar born in Yeongju in present-day South Korea. He was from the Sunheung An clan. He is considered the founder of Neo-Confucianism in Korea, introducing Song Confucianism to the Goryeo kingdom. An Hyang visited China, transcribing the Chu Tzu Shu and bringing his copy and portraits of Confucius and Zhu Xi to Korea to use in his revitalization of Confucianism. He strove to replace Buddhism with Confucianism.

There is a portrait of him at the Sosu Seowon, which was built as a memorial to the scholar. There is also a statue of him on Banya-san in Nonsan.

References

• tourinfo.khu.ac.kr/iboard/bbsUpFiles/제%205호.hwp
• Grayson, James H. 2002 Korea - A Religious History. RoutledgeCurzon. ISBN 978-0-7007-1605-0.