Gwalleuk
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| Gwalleuk | |
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| Hangul: |
관륵
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| Hanja: | |
| Revised Romanization: | Gwalleuk |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Kwallŭk |
Gwalleuk or Kwalluk (known as Kanroku in Japan) (?~?) was a Korean Buddhist monk from the kingdom of Baekje who lived during the time of King Wideok. In 602, he went over to Japan to solidify Baekje's diplomacy with Wae. He is known for helping spread Buddhism to Japan and is mentioned several times in Japanese Buddhist records.
[edit] See also
- List of Korean Buddhist monks
- List of Baekje-related topics
- Korean Buddhism
- Three Kingdoms of Korea
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