Wonhyo

Wonhyo

Buddhist monk
commentator
Silla
☸️Buddhism
Buddhism

Wŏnhyo was one of the most important philosophers and commentators in East Asian Buddhism and the most prolific scholar in Korean Buddhism. 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.

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Lifespan
? – Present
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2
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Background

Born in
Gyeongsan

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