Beop of Baekje (reigned 599 to 600) was king of the Korean Baekje kingdom. He was the son of King Hye. He may have chosen his name, which translates as "law king" or "dharma king", to emphasize his identification with the Buddhist faith. [1] (http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/JR-MISC/102921.htm) Hangul is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja (lit. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Events The Chinese win the war at Ordos. ... For other uses, see number 600. ... Baekje was a kingdom in southwestern Korea. ... Dharma - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ...

Beop's brief reign is mostly remembered for his ban on all killing, including hunting and butchering. According to the Samguk Yusa, this ban was established in December 599. He also ordered ground-breaking on the Mireuksa temple, which was completed late in his son's reign. Samguk Yusa, or Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms, is a collection of legends, folktales, and historical accounts relating to the Three Kingdoms of Korea (Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla), as well as to other periods and states before, during, and after the Three Kingdoms period. ... Events The Chinese win the war at Ordos. ...

See also

• Rulers of Korea
• History of Korea
• Three Kingdoms of Korea

Korea has been ruled by a number of kingdoms/empires and republics over the last several millennia. ... This article is about the history of Korea. ... The Three Kingdoms of Korea were Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla, which dominated the Korean peninsula and parts of Manchuria for much of the 1st millennium CE. The Three Kingdoms period in Korea is usually considered to run from the 4th century CE until Sillas triumph over Goguryeo in 668. ...

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