Wonhyo - Gangyo

A Buddhist from Silla (Korea). Founder of the Wonhyo sect. His posthumous name was Daisho Wajo Kokushi. His secular surname was Seol. He became a monk at the age of 29 at Hwangnyongsa Temple and excelled in legal debates. In 650, upon hearing of the rise of the Hosso sect, he aimed to travel to China with Uisang, but gave up midway and returned to Korea. After that, he had a son, Seok Song (date of birth and death unknown), and behaved like a layman, calling himself a page layman, while working to promote Buddhism, especially the Avatamsaka sect. His works include the "Vajrayana Sutra Treatise" in three volumes, the "Avatamsaka Sutra Commentary" in ten volumes (one volume still exists), the "Awakening of Faith Commentary" in two volumes, the "Nehan Shuyo" in one volume, and the "Jumon Wajoron" in two volumes (some remain), and he had a great influence on the teachings of the Fa Zang of the Chinese Avatamsaka sect.

[Kimura Kiyotaka January 19, 2017]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

新羅(しらぎ)（朝鮮）の仏教者。元暁宗の祖。諡(おくりな)は大聖和静国師(だいしょうわじょうこくし)。俗姓は薛(ソル)氏。29歳のとき皇龍寺(こうりゅうじ)で出家し、法論に秀でた。650年、法相(ほっそう)宗の興隆を聞いて義湘(ぎしょう)とともに入唐(にっとう)を志したが、途中で思いとどまり帰国した。以後、子の薛聡(せっそう)（生没年不詳）をもうけるなど、小姓居士(しょうしょうこじ)と称して在俗者のごとくふるまいつつ、仏教、とくに華厳(けごん)思想の宣揚に努めた。著書に『金剛三昧経論(こんごうさんまいきょうろん)』3巻、『華厳経疏(きょうしょ)』10巻（1巻現存）、『起信論疏(きしんろんしょ)』2巻、『涅槃宗要(ねはんしゅうよう)』1巻、『十門和諍論(じゅうもんわじょうろん)』2巻（残欠）などがあり、中国華厳宗の法蔵(ほうぞう)の教学にも大きな影響を与えた。

［木村清孝　2017年1月19日］

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