Jeungtong | |||||||||||
Prince of Goryeo | |||||||||||
Royal House: | House of Wang | ||||||||||
Father: | Taejo of Goryeo | ||||||||||
Mother: | Queen Sinmyeong of the Chungju Yu clan | ||||||||||
Religion: | Buddhism | ||||||||||
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State Preceptor Jeungtong ([1]) was a Goryeo prince[2] [3] who became a Korean Buddhist monk and was the one who rebuilt Jinpyoyul Temple . He was the fifth and youngest son of Taejo of Goryeo and Queen Sinmyeong Jeungtong rose to the rank of State Preceptor . Later, during Joseon, the temple was repaired by King Sejo. Thousands of monks used to live in it.[4]