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Hyujeong

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Korean monk (1520-1604)

AcademicsLived 1520 to 1604 · aged 84
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Hyujeong, also called Seosan Daesa was a Korean Seon master. As was common for monks in this time, he became an itinerant monk, living in a succession of monasteries.

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Hyujeong, also called Seosan Daesa was a Korean Seon master. As was common for monks in this time, he became an itinerant monk, living in a succession of monasteries. Buddhist monks had been forced to keep a low profile since General Yi Seonggye had been forced to eject Buddhism from its state of total permeation of government in order to gain the support of Neo-Confucian scholar-officials to consolidate his position against his Buddhist political opponents when he overthrew Gongyang of Goryeo in 1392 to become King Taejo of Joseon.

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Academics
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Academic
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deceased
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Lived 1520 to 1604 · aged 84
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