Míngkōng 明空 (active Tang), Tang Buddhist scholar-monk; the sī chāo 私鈔 (“private sub-commentary”) writer on Shōtoku Taishi’s [[KR6f0059|Shōman gisho 勝鬘經義疏]] in the [[KR6f0059|Shèng mán jīng shū yì sī chāo 勝鬘經疏義私鈔]] (X353). Per DILA A000659. Birth and death dates not preserved. (A second Míngkōng of the Suí dynasty exists in DILA A005499 and is distinct.)