Hyecho
Sign in to save'''Hyech'o''' (; ; 704–787), was a Silla Buddhist monk and traveller active during Korea's Three Kingdoms period. He is primarily remembered for his account of his travels in medieval India, the .
Person
- Born
- 0704-01-01
- Died
- 0787-01-01
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Key facts
- Korean name/auto.hangul
- %_혜초
- Korean name/auto.hanja
- 慧超
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 704
- Died
- 1 January 787
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Silla
- Place of birth
- Silla
- Occupation
- poet
- Religion
- Chinese Esoteric Buddhism
- Student of
- Amoghavajra
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Life
- Works
- Excerpt: Hyech'o on Jibin
- See also
- References
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- Bibliography
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'''Hyech'o''' (; ; 704–787), was a Silla Buddhist monk and traveller active during Korea's Three Kingdoms period. He is primarily remembered for his account of his travels in medieval India, the .
In the 2017 work ''Hyecho's Journey: The World of Buddhism'', with support from other (art) historians, scholar Donald S. Lopez Jr. uses his story to introduce the range of Buddhist traditions of the period.