Naong Hyegeun

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Naong Hyegeun was a prominent Korean Buddhist monk and reformer of the Goryeo dynasty, known for revitalizing Seon (Zen) Buddhism and establishing important temples.

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Hyegeun 1
Naong Hyegeun canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist reformer
Goryeo dynasty person
Korean Buddhist monk
Seon master
activity monastic reform
teaching meditation practice
temple founding
countryOfCitizenship Goryeo
era Goryeo
surface form: Goryeo dynasty
ethnicGroup Korean
fieldOfWork Buddhist meditation
Buddhist monastic discipline
temple administration
gender male
hasRole leader of Buddhist reform in Goryeo
teacher of Seon doctrine
influenced development of Korean Zen practice
later Korean Seon masters
knownAs Naong Hyegeun
surface form: Hyegeun

Naong
movement Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
surface form: Seon school of Buddhism
notableFor establishing important Buddhist temples in Korea
revitalizing Seon Buddhism in late Goryeo
occupation monk
religious reformer
region Korea
religion Buddhism
religiousTradition Chan Buddhism
surface form: Seon Buddhism

Chan Buddhism
surface form: Zen Buddhism
sphereOfInfluence Korean Buddhism
Seon monasteries in Goryeo

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Haedong Yonggungsa Temple foundedBy Naong Hyegeun
Naong Hyegeun knownAs Naong Hyegeun
this entity surface form: Hyegeun