Pou （1515-1565）; a Son monk of the Choson period. He lived during a period where there was a bit of relaxation of the suppression of Buddhism due to the influence of the queen dowager Munjong （文定王后）， who， as a devout Buddhist， took control of the government in the stead of her young son Myongjong （明宗 r. 1545-67）， and immediately repealed many anti-Buddhist measures.