Songun Yu Jeong
| Samyeong Daesa 사명대사 / 泗溟大師 |
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| School | Korean Seon |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1544 Joseon |
| Died | 1610 |
| Senior posting | |
| Title | bhikṣu |
| Yujeong | |
| Hangul | 사명당 |
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| Hanja | 泗溟堂 or 四溟堂 |
| Revised Romanization | Samyeongdang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Samŏngdang |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 송운 also 종봉 |
| Hanja | 松雲 also 鍾峯 |
| Revised Romanization | Songun also Jongbong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Songun also Chongbong |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 임응규 |
| Revised Romanization | Im Eung-gyu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Im Ŭnggyu |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 임이환 |
| Hanja | 離幻 |
| Revised Romanization | Ihwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ihwan |
| Dharma name | |
| Hangul | 유정 |
| Hanja | 惟政 |
| Revised Romanization | Yujeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yuchŏng |
| Posthumous name | |
| Hangul | 자통홍제존자 |
| Hanja | 慈通弘濟尊者 |
| Revised Romanization | Jatong hongjejonsa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chat'ong hongjejonsa |
Samyeongdang (1544–1610), also known by his dharma name Yujeong, was a Korean Buddhist monk during the Joseon era. He is sometimes identified by his pen name, Song-un. He was born to a family of the Im clan in Miryang, Gyeongsang Province. After the deaths of his mother in 1558 and his father in 1559, he became a monk at Jikjisa on Hwangaksan in Gimcheon.
In 1561, he passed the seon-gwa, the specialized civil service examinations for Buddhist monks. He corresponded with various scholars of the time including Pak Sa-am, Heo Ha-gok, and Im Baek-ho. In 1575, he was recommended as head of the Seon order, but refused and instead traveled to Myohyangsan. There he was instructed by preceptor Hyujeong. He went on to pass three years at Bodeoksa on Mount Kumgang, and later traveled through Palgongsan, Cheongnyangsan, and Taebaeksan.
With the start of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98) in 1592, Yujeong joined his teacher Hyujeong's Righteous Army of monks. After Hyujeong retired due to his age, Yujeong took over the leadership of the army. He led the army into battles at Pyongyang and Uiryeong in 1592, set up mountain fortresses through Gyeongsang in 1594, and joined in battle again at Ulsan and Suncheon.
In 1604, after the end of the war, he traveled to Japan on Seonjo of Joseon's orders to forge a peace accord with Tokugawa Ieyasu, and returned with 3500 Koreans who had been taken prisoner. Yujeong's diplomatic missions established a resilient foundation for a series of major Joseon missions to Japan.
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