Iryeon

Iryeon (1206-1289), whose lay name was Jeon Gyeon-myeong according to the World History Encyclopedia, was a Buddhist monk under the kingdom of Koryo. He passed the monastic examinations in the capital, then withdrew to North Gyeongsang. Born in Gyeongju according to the presentation by the éditions Imago, he entered religious life young and devoted his life to study and teaching, leaving several works. He compiled his collection of stories and legends at the end of the thirteenth century and completed it, according to the Korea Literature Translation Institute, at Ingak monastery; a disciple, Mugeuk, supplemented it.

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• ChronicleSamguk Yusa: Legends and History of the Three Kingdoms of Ancient Korea三國遺事Iryeon · 1281Literature