Ŭich'ŏn

Uicheon
Daegakguksa
('National Preceptor Grand Enlightenment')
Portrait of Uicheon in Seonamsa, 48-1, Jukhak-ri, Seungju-eup, Suncheon, South Jeolla Province
BornWang Hu
1055
Kaegyŏng, Goryeo
Died1101 (age 46)
Chongji Temple (총지사摠持寺), Kaegyŏng, Goryeo
Burial
HouseHouse of Wang
FatherMunjong of Goryeo
MotherQueen Inye of the Incheon Yi clan
ReligionBuddhism
Korean name
Hangul
왕후; 왕석후
Hanja
王煦; 王釋煦
RRWang Hu; Wang Seokhu
MRWang Hu; Wang Sŏkhu
Art name
Hangul
우세
Hanja
祐世
RRUse
MRUse
Courtesy name
Hangul
의천
Hanja
義天
RRUicheon
MRŬich'ŏn
Posthumous name
Hangul
대각국사
Hanja
大覺國師
RRDaegakguksa
MRTaegakkuksa

Uicheon (28 September 1055 – 5 October 1101) was a Korean prince and influential Buddhist scholar-monk of the Goryeo period (918–1392). He was the fourth son of King Munjong (1046–1083) and Queen Inye from the Gyeongwon Yi clan and the younger brother of Sunjong, Seonjong, and Sukjong.