Doseon

Doseon
Portrait of Doseon Guksa in Seonamsa Temple
Korean name
Hangul	도선 국사
Hanja	道詵 國師
Revised Romanization	Doseon Guksa
McCune–Reischauer	Tosŏn Kuksa

Doseon Guksa (a.k.a. Yogong Seonsa, Yeongi Doseon) was a Korean Buddhist monk (826-898) who lived during the decline of the Silla Dynasty, just prior to the foundation of the Goryeo Dynasty. At least 70 temples, monasteries and hermitages are claimed to have been founded either under Doseon's supervision and direction, or by orders of Taejo of Goryeo following Doseon's recommendations.

Doseon Guksa remains one of the Silla Dynasty's most well-known and oft cited figures, remaining extremely influential throughout the remainder of Korean history up to the present.^[1]