Kyunyeo
| Kyunyeo | |
| Hangul | 균여 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 均如 |
| Revised Romanization | Gyunyeo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kyunyŏ |
Kyun Yeo (균여, 均如) was a Korean poet, who was born on 20 September 917 and died on 19 July 973.
Among his works are "Songs of the Ten Vows Samantabhara." These songs are set out in 1075 in the biographyThe Life of Kuehne. This is the first extant collection of poetry in Korean.
Kyun Yeo played an important role in the spread of the Hvaom school of Buddhism.[1]
References
- ↑ Korea and Globalization: Politics, Economics and Culture. By Amadu Sesay, James B. Lewis
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, http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/595687?uid=3738392&uid=2&uid=4&sid=21102479314041
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