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This is the article what studied about Sohyeon, Royal Preceptor Hyedeok(Hyedeokwangsa), who was a Buddhist monk of Beobsang Order in the middle Koryo Dynasty. It examines his position in the history of thought through his birth ; entering the priesthood ; his activities as the chief priest at a temple of Beobsang Order ; entry into Nirvana and then posthumous conferment of honors as Royal Preceptor. Sohyeon was born as the fifth of Yi Cha-yeon who belonged to the Inju Yi, one of high lineages in Koryo Dynasty. In 1048, he entered the priesthood under Haerin, and made foundations as the monk under him until 1070 when Haerin passed away. He became the chief priest at Haean Temple in 1071 ; at Geumsan Temple in 1079 ; at Hyeonhwa Temple in 1084, and took a series of actions to organize Beobsang Order. Especially, he made Kwangkyowon located in the south of the Geumsan Temple for publishing and spreading explanatory notes of Beobsang Order. He also pursued the harmony among Orders of Buddhism by enshrining at Geumdang of Kwangkyowon Nosana Buddha, Hyeon-jang, and his disciple Gyugi. And he set up ‘the Six ancestral figures of the East side of the sea(Haedongyukjo), the genealogy of Beobsang Order. He passed away in 1096, and took a posthumous conferment of honors as Royal Preceptor. These mean that he had high status and fame. Beobsang Order of which power grew up more owing to him took the knock by the political events like the coup of Yi Cha-eui in 1095 and of Yi Cha-gyom in 1126 and by the advent of Chontae Order. Nevertheless he kept exercising influence over posterity.