Gyunyeo 균여 | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | Byeon Gyunyeo 923 (8th days, 8th months in lunar) |
| Died | 973 (aged about 50/1) (6th months in lunar) |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Parents |
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| Notable work(s) | Songs of the Ten Vows Samantabhara |
| Profession | Goryeo Buddhist monk |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Sikhyeon Tanmun |
| Period in office | 937–973? |
| Profession | Goryeo Buddhist monk |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 균여 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gyunyeo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kyun'yŏ |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 변균여 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Byeon Gyun-yeo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pyŏn Kyun-yŏ |
Gyunyeo or Kyun Yeo (Korean: 균여; Hanja: 均如; 923–973) was a Korean Buddhist monk and poet. He came from the Hwangju Byeon clan and his hometown was Hwangju. Among his works are the first extant collection of poetry in Korean, Songs of the Ten Vows Samantabhara, which can be found in The Life of Kuehne (c. 1075).
Gyunyeo played an important role in the spread of the Hwaeom (Korean Huayan) school of Buddhism.[1]