Shin Don
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Shin Don was a Korean Buddhist
Korean Buddhism
Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what it sees as inconsistencies in Mahayana Buddhism. Early Korean monks believed that the traditions they received from foreign countries were internally inconsistent. To address this, they developed a new...

 monk during the Goryeo Dynasty. His Dharma name was Pyeonjo.

Summary

He was a Buddhist monk. He had the full confidence of King Gongmin
Gongmin of Goryeo
King Gongmin ruled Goryeo Dynasty Korea from 1351 until 1374.he was the second son of King Chungsuk. In addition to his various Korean names , he bore the Mongolian name Bayàn Temür .-Early life:...

, and he tried to reform the society of Goryeo
Goryeo
The Goryeo Dynasty or Koryŏ was a Korean dynasty established in 918 by Emperor Taejo. Korea gets its name from this kingdom which came to be pronounced Korea. It united the Later Three Kingdoms in 936 and ruled most of the Korean peninsula until it was removed by the Joseon dynasty in 1392...

. King Gongmin judged Shin Don clever. In 1365, King Gongmin
Gongmin of Goryeo
King Gongmin ruled Goryeo Dynasty Korea from 1351 until 1374.he was the second son of King Chungsuk. In addition to his various Korean names , he bore the Mongolian name Bayàn Temür .-Early life:...

 gave him the nickname "Cheonghan Geosa" and the noble title Jinpyeonghu (Jinpyŏng Marquess)

He appointed a shinjin sadaebu (hanja: 신진사대부) (a group of new high-level officials) with an air of freshness and drove out some people who had acquired power. Also, he promoted setting up the Jeonmin Byeonjeong Dogam (hangul: 전민변정도감, hanja: 田民辨整都監, a kind of government office to reform the land and nation) in 1366. Thus, he was met with opposition by some powerful families. While surrounded by flatterers, he didn’t have any supporters. Finally King Gongmin executed him in 1371.

Television soap opera

Shin Don was the title of a Korean soap opera
Korean drama
Korean drama refers to televised dramas, in a miniseries format, produced in the Korean language. Many of these dramas have become popular throughout Asia and have contributed to the general phenomenon of the Korean wave, known as "Hallyu", and also "Drama Fever" in some countries...

 by MBC (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...

) from September 24, 2005 to May 7, 2006. The production crew included Kim Jinmin and Jeong Hayeon. The principal actors were Son Chang Min
Son Chang Min
Son Chang Min is a South Korean actor. He made his debut in 1970. He got married in 1992 and has a daughter. Son currently lives in Seoul.-Filmography:* 2008 : They Are Coming...

 and Jeong Bo-seok
Jeong Bo-seok
Jeong Bo-seok is a South Korean actor. He has finished working on the TV Series called Dae Jo Yeong as Li Kaigu, chief general of Khitan and husband of Chu-lin , a very serious rival of Dae Jo Yeong .- TV Series :...

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