Wonhyo | |
|---|---|
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| Personal | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 원효 |
| Hanja | 元曉 |
| Revised Romanization | Wonhyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Wŏnhyo |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 설사 |
| Hanja | 薛思 |
| Revised Romanization | Seol Sa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏl Sa |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 서당 or 신당 |
| Hanja | 誓幢 or 新幢 |
| Revised Romanization | Seodang or Sindang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏdang or Sindang |
Wŏnhyo (Korean: 원효; Chinese: 元曉; 617 – 686, meaning: "Dawnbreak") was one of the most important philosophers and commentators in East Asian Buddhism and the most prolific scholar in Korean Buddhism.[1][2][3] As one of the most eminent scholar-monks in East Asian history, his extensive literary output runs to over 80 works in 240 fascicles. His most influential commentaries are those on buddha-nature texts like the *Vajrasamādhisūtra, the Awakening of Faith, and the Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra.[2] These works became classics widely respected throughout Korea, China and Japan.[2][4]
Wonhyo's work was foundational for all of Korean Buddhism and also influenced Buddhism in other East Asian nations. Chinese masters who were heavily influenced by Wonhyo include Huayan masters like Fazang, Li Tongxuan, and Chengguan. The Japanese monks Gyōnen, Zenshu and Joto of the Kegon school were also influenced by him.[5]
- ^ Muller, Charles. 元曉 Wonhyo, Digital Dictionary of Buddhism.
- ^ a b c "Wǒnhyo - Buddha-Nature". buddhanature.tsadra.org. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ Buswell, R. E. (2017). Wŏnhyo: Buddhist Commentator “Par Excellence.” Journal of Korean Religions, 8(1), 131–160. JSTOR 44508383
- ^ "wonhyo - 佛門網 Buddhistdoor - 佛學辭彙 - Buddhist Glossary". Glossary.buddhistdoor.com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ^ Theodore De Bary, Wm; Bary, William Theodore De (2008). Sources Of East Asian Tradition: Premodern Asia - Google Books. ISBN 9780231143059. Retrieved 2012-08-13.