Uicheon

Uicheon
Daegakguksa
('National Preceptor Grand Enlightenment')
Portrait of Uicheon in Seonamsa, 48-1, Jukhak-ri, Seungju-eup, Suncheon-si, South Jeolla Province
BornWang Hu
1055
Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Died1101 (age 46)
Chongji Temple (총지사摠持寺), Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Burial
Yeongtong Temple (영통사靈通寺), Kaesong
HouseHouse of Wang
FatherMunjong of Goryeo
MotherQueen Inye of the Incheon Yi clan
ReligionBuddhism
Korean name
Hangul
왕후 or 왕석후
Hanja
王煦 or 王釋煦
Revised RomanizationWang Hu or Wang Seokhu
McCune–ReischauerWang Hu or Wang Sŏkhu
Art name
Hangul
우세
Hanja
祐世
Revised RomanizationUse
McCune–ReischauerUse
Courtesy name
Hangul
의천
Hanja
義天
Revised RomanizationUicheon
McCune–ReischauerŬich'ŏn
Posthumous name
Hangul
대각국사
Hanja
大覺國師
Revised RomanizationDaegakguksa
McCune–ReischauerTaegakkuksa

Uicheon (28 September 1055 – 5 October 1101) was a Korean Royal Prince and influential Korean Buddhist scholar-monk during the Goryeo period (918–1392). He was the fourth son of King Munjong (1046–1083) and Queen Inye from the Gyeongwon Yi clan and the younger brother of Sunjong, Seonjong, and Sukjong.[1][2]

  1. ^ Jae-eun Kang (2006). The Land of Scholars: Two Thousand Years of Korean Confucianism. Homa & Sekey Books. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-931907-37-8.
  2. ^ "의천". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 14 August 2023.