Yujeong

Samyeong Daesa
사명대사 / 泗溟大師
Titlebhikṣu
Personal
Born1544
Died1610
ReligionBuddhism
SchoolKorean Seon
Korean name
Hangul
사명당
Hanja
泗溟堂 or 四溟堂
Revised RomanizationSamyeongdang
McCune–ReischauerSamŏngdang
Art name
Hangul
송운 or 종봉
Hanja
松雲 or 鍾峯
Revised RomanizationSongun or Jongbong
McCune–ReischauerSongun or Chongbong
Birth name
Hangul
임응규
Revised RomanizationIm Eunggyu
McCune–ReischauerIm Ŭnggyu
Courtesy name
Hangul
임이환
Hanja
離幻
Revised RomanizationIhwan
McCune–ReischauerIhwan
Dharma name
Hangul
유정
Hanja
惟政
Revised RomanizationYujeong
McCune–ReischauerYuchŏng
Posthumous name
Hangul
자통홍제존자
Hanja
慈通弘濟尊者
Revised RomanizationJatong hongjejonsa
McCune–ReischauerChat'ong hongjejonsa

Samyeongdang (1544–1610), also known by his dharma name Yujeong, was a Korean Buddhist monk during the Joseon era. He is sometimes identified by his art name, Song-un. He was born to a family of the Im clan in Miryang, Gyeongsang Province. After the deaths of his mother in 1558 and his father in 1559, he became a monk at Jikjisa on Hwangaksan in Gimcheon.