or An Hyang
born 1243
died 1306
Korean Neo-Confucian scholar and educator.
In 1287 he accompanied King Chungnyol to the Mongol court in Beijing (Peking), where he encountered the texts of Zhu Xi . Returning to Korea, An Yu used Neo-Confucian thought as the basis for promoting education. He helped reconstitute the National Academy and established a state treasury for national education. Eventually he became director of the Munmyo, the Korean national shrine to culture. Known as an opponent of S 014F; n (Zen) Buddhism in Korea, he was the most famous Confucian scholar of his era. See also Neo-Confucianism .