Among his works are the first extant collection of poetry in Korean, Songs of the Ten Vows Samantabhara, which can be found in The Life of Kuehne (c. 1075).
Gyunyeo made efforts to popularize Buddhism, composing the hymn "Bohyeon Shipwonga" (Songs of the Ten Vows Samantabhara) to convey Buddhist teachings in an accessible way.
He attained the rank of "Dae Hwaeom Suja Won Tong Jung Daesa" (大華嚴首座圓通兩重大師) in the Buddhist hierarchy.
His philosophy of "integrating nature and form (성상융회) aimed to harmonize the conceptual and phenomenal aspects of reality as well as to promote the unity of other dualities like the sacred and the mundane, as well as male and female.
However, Gyunyeo's teachings regained prominence during the later spread of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, and his writings were eventually included in the Goryeo Tripitaka.