Jeungtong

State Preceptor Jeungtong (Korean: 증통국사; Hanja: 證通國師^[1]) was a Goryeo prince^{[2][unreliable source?][3]} who became a Korean Buddhist monk and was the one who rebuilt Jinpyoyul Temple (진표율사). He was the fifth and youngest son of Taejo of Goryeo and Queen Sinmyeong Jeungtong rose to the rank of State Preceptor (Korean: 국사; Hanja: 國師). Later, during Joseon, the temple was repaired by King Sejo. Thousands of monks used to live in it.^[4]

Jeungtong
Prince of Goryeo
House	House of Wang
Father	Taejo of Goryeo
Mother	Queen Sinmyeong of the Chungju Yu clan
Religion	Buddhism
Korean name
Hangul	증통국사
Hanja	證通國師
Revised Romanization	Jeungtong-guksa
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ŭng'tong-k'uk'sa

See also

• Wang Seokgi
• Uicheon