Wonhyo

Wonhyo
Personal
ReligionBuddhism
Korean name
Hangul
원효
Hanja
元曉
Revised RomanizationWonhyo
McCune–ReischauerWŏnhyo
Birth name
Hangul
설사
Hanja
薛思
Revised RomanizationSeol Sa
McCune–ReischauerSŏl Sa
Courtesy name
Hangul
서당 or 신당
Hanja
誓幢 or 新幢
Revised RomanizationSeodang or Sindang
McCune–ReischauerSŏdang or Sindang

Wŏnhyo (Korean원효; 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]

  1. ^ Muller, Charles. 元曉 Wonhyo, Digital Dictionary of Buddhism.
  2. ^ a b c "Wǒnhyo - Buddha-Nature". buddhanature.tsadra.org. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  3. ^ Buswell, R. E. (2017). Wŏnhyo: Buddhist Commentator “Par Excellence.” Journal of Korean Religions, 8(1), 131–160. JSTOR 44508383
  4. ^ "wonhyo - 佛門網 Buddhistdoor - 佛學辭彙 - Buddhist Glossary". Glossary.buddhistdoor.com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  5. ^ Theodore De Bary, Wm; Bary, William Theodore De (2008). Sources Of East Asian Tradition: Premodern Asia - Google Books. ISBN 9780231143059. Retrieved 2012-08-13.

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