Hangul 균여 Role Poet McCune–Reischauer Kyunyo Name Kyunyeo Kyunyeo | Revised Romanization Gyunyeo Hanja 均如 Died July 19, 973 AD | |
Kyun Yeo (균여, 均如) was a Korean poet, who was born on 20 September 917 and died on 19 July 973.
Among his works are "Songs of the Ten Vows Samantabhara." These songs are set out in 1075 in the biographyThe Life of Kuehne. This is the first extant collection of poetry in Korean.
Kyun Yeo played an important role in the spread of the Hvaom school of Buddhism.
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