Woncheuk
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| Woncheuk | |
|---|---|
| Hangul: |
원측
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| Hanja: |
圓測
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| Revised Romanization: | Woncheuk |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Wŏnch'ŭk |
Woncheuk (613–696) (Chinese Yuáncè) was a Korean Buddhist monk, also known as Ximing fashi (西明法師) after the name of the temple where he did his most important work.
Originally from Korea, he lived at Ximing Temple and studied at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty with the great translator and exponent of Yogacara, Xuanzang. Under Xuanzang's influence, he specialized in the study of Consciousness-only (often differing from the viewpoint of Kuiji), but also studied and wrote commentaries on a broad spectrum of early Indian and Mahāyāna texts. He worked until his death in China, in a monastery in Loyang. He is well-known among scholars of Tibetan Buddhism for his Commentary on the Saṃdhinirmocana-sūtra. While in Tang, Woncheuk took as a disciple his fellow Korean Dojeung (道證) (dates unknown), who in 692 returned home to Silla and introduced Woncheuk's teachings and the Consciousness-only school to that land.
