Daegak Guksa (Hangul 대각국사, Hanja 大覺國師), 1055-1101, was a Korean priest who founded the Chontae sect of Buddhism. He was the son of King Munjong of Koryo. Events January 11 - Theodora becomes Reigning Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire. ... Events A second wave of crusaders arrives in the newly established Kingdom of Jerusalem, after being heavily defeated by Kilij Arslan I at Heraclia. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, SiddhÄrtha Gautama, who lived between approximately 566 and 486 BCE. Originating in India, Buddhism gradually spread throughout Asia to Central Asia... The Goryeo kingdom ruled Korea from the fall of Silla in 935 until the founding of Joseon in 1392. ...