Amnyang (Gyeongsan)

Amnyang, in the area of modern Gyeongsan in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, was within the Silla kingdom and is given as the birthplace, in 617, of Wŏnhyo — one of the most important thinkers in the history of Korean Buddhism, known for his commentaries and his teaching of doctrinal reconciliation (hwajaeng).