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Uicheon (28 September 1055 – 5 October 1101) was a Korean prince and influential Buddhist scholar-monk of the Goryeo period (918–1392). He was the fourth son of King Munjong (1046–1083) and Queen Inye from the Gyeongwon Yi clan and the younger brother of Sunjong, Seonjong, and Sukjong.

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1055
Died
1101
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Royalty.name
Uicheon
Royalty.title
Daegakguksa('National Preceptor Grand Enlightenment')
Royalty.image
Uicheon.jpg
Royalty.caption
Portrait of Uicheon in Seonamsa, 48-1, Jukhak-ri, Seungju-eup, Suncheon, South Jeolla Province
Royalty.father
Munjong of Goryeo
Royalty.mother
Queen Inye of the Incheon Yi clan
Royalty.birth_name
Wang Hu
Royalty.birth_date
1055
Royalty.birth_place
Kaegyŏng, Goryeo
Royalty.death_date
1101 (age 46)
Royalty.death_place
Chongji Temple (총지사摠持寺), Kaegyŏng, Goryeo
Royalty.burial_place
Ryongtongsa, Kaesong
Royalty.royal house
House of Wang
Royalty.religion
Buddhism
Korean name/auto.child
yes
Korean name/auto.hangul
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Korean name/auto.hanja
王煦; 王釋煦
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date of birth
1055-01-01
date of death
1101-01-01
birth name
王煦
religious name
義天
posthumous name
大覺國師
art name
祐世
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Uicheon (28 September 1055 – 5 October 1101) was a Korean prince and influential Buddhist scholar-monk of the Goryeo period (918–1392). He was the fourth son of King Munjong (1046–1083) and Queen Inye from the Gyeongwon Yi clan and the younger brother of Sunjong, Seonjong, and Sukjong.

== Overview == At age 11, Uicheon volunteered to become a Buddhist monk. In 1065, he studied at the Yeongtong Temple () under Buddhist monk Nanwon () who was his maternal relative and studied the Buddhist and Confucian canons. Uicheon displayed exceptional talents from a young age, and he dedicated himself to the extensive study of the Chinese Buddhist canon, the works of the various East Asian Buddhist schools, along with the Chinese classics.

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