Hyechong Explained

Hyechong
Kanji:	慧灌 or 惠聰
Hiragana:	えそう
Revhep:	Eso
Hangul:	혜총
Hanja:	慧灌 or 惠聰
Rr:	Hyechong
Mr:	Hyechong
Ibox-Order:	ja, ko1, ko4, ko3

Hyechong also known as Esō was a Buddhist monk from Baekje who travelled to Japan in the Asuka period to transmit Buddhism.^[1]

Traveling to Japan in 595 (the 3rd year of Empress Suiko), he preached Buddhism. When, which is now or was completed in 596, the monk lived with the priest Eji from Goguryeo, and together they were called .^[2]

References

1. Book: Kasahara . Kazuo . McCarthy . Paul . Sekimori . Gaynor . A History of Japanese religion . 57 . As soon as the temple was completed, in 596, the priest Hyechong, who had arrived from Paekche the previous year, too up residence there. Thus Paekche's influence on Asuka Buddhism was immense; indeed, Asuka Buddhism can be regarded as a branch of Paekche Buddhism. 4-333-01917-6 . Kosei Pub.. 2001.
2. Nihon Shoki, volumes 22, Story of Suiko. Web site: 新編 日本書紀 卷廿二 推古天皇 豐御食炊屋姬天皇 . 2010-07-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080615030948/http://applepig.idv.tw/kuon/furu/text/syoki/syoki22_1.htm . 2008-06-15 .