Naong Hyegeun
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Naong Hyegeun [alt. Naong Hyegŭn] (懶翁慧勤) (1320–1376). A Korean Seon master of the Goryeo dynasty. A native of Yeonghae 寧海, he is said to have decided to become a monk after the traumatic death of a close friend in 1339.[1][2]
He was a student of the Indian master Zhikong Chanxian and the teacher of Muhak. He lived at a time of increasing negative sentiment towards Buddhism in Korea. He spent a life of itinerant practice, and later in life became National Teacher 國師.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. Naong Hyegŭn.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
懶翁慧勤, Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (to sign in, see DDB sign-in)
Sources
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University
