Buddhist monk, poet, and independence activist (art name Manhae); one of the 33 National Representatives
| Life | 1879 ~ 1944 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 청주 한씨 |
Han Yong-un (1879–1944) was a Buddhist monk, poet and independence activist from Hongseong, South Chungcheong Province; his Dharma name was Yong-un and his pen name was Manhae. He wrote the reformist treatise "On the Restoration of Korean Buddhism," calling for renewal of the faith. During the March First Movement of 1919 he was one of the 33 national representatives who signed and read aloud the Declaration of Independence, for which he was arrested and served a three-year prison term.
His 1926 poetry collection "The Silence of Love" left a lasting mark on modern Korean poetry. From 1933 he lived at Simujang in Seongbuk-dong, Seoul, refusing to bend under Japanese coercion to the end, and died there in 1944, a year before liberation.