An Hyang
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An Hyang (1243-1306) was a leading Confucian scholar born in Yongju in present-day South Korea. He is considered the founder of Neo-Confucianism in Korea, introducing Sung Confucianism to the Koryo kingdom. An Hyang visited China, transcribing the Chu Tzu Shu and bringing his copy and portraits of Confucius and Chu Hsi to Korea to use in his revitalization of Confuciansim. He strove to replace Buddhism with Confucianism. In 1304 he founded the Confucian temple Munmyo.
There is a portrait of him at the Sosu Seowon, which was built as a memorial to the scholar. There is a statue of him on a hill in Nonsan.
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- tourinfo.khu.ac.kr/iboard/bbsUpFiles/제%205호.hwp
- Grayson, James H. 2002 Korea - A Religious History. RoutledgeCurzon. ISBN-13 978-0700716050.
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