Kyeyul

Kyeyul (Korean: 계율종; Hanja: 戒律宗) was a Korean school. It was founded by Korean monk Kyŏmik who went to India in 526 CE to learn Sanskrit and study Vinaya. It is the Korean name applied to a branch of Buddhism that specializes in the study and implementation of śīla (yuljang 律藏) the "moral discipline" or ""Buddhist ethics". It derives directly from the Indian Vinaya School.

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