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Uicheon Hangul 왕후 Hanja 王煦 Revised Romanization Wang Hu McCune–Reischauer Wang Hu Courtesy name Hangul 의천 Hanja 義天 Revised Romanization Uicheon McCune–Reischauer Ŭich'ŏn Posthumous name Hangul 대각 Hanja 大覺 Revised Romanization Daegak McCune–Reischauer Taekak Daegak Guksa (Hangul: 대각국사, Hanja: 大覺國師) (1055–1101) was a Korean Buddhist monk who founded the Cheontae school of Buddhism. Son of Emperor Munjong of Goryeo. he lived at Ryongtongsa in Kaesong for much of his life and was buried there, where his tomb can be found today.
Guksa was his title (‘National Preceptor’); while Daegak was his posthumous Dharma name, meaning "Grand Enlightenment".
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Categories:- Buddhist philosophers
- Korean Buddhist monks
- Korean philosophers
- 1055 births
- 1101 deaths
- Korean people stubs
- Buddhist biography stubs
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