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| King Sejong's Buddhist Faith and the Invention of the Korean Alphabet: A Historical Perspective | ||
| 作者 | Kim, Jong-myung |
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| 出處題名 | Korea Journal |
| 卷期 | v.47 n.3 |
| 出版日期 | 2007 |
| 頁次 | 134 - 159 |
| 出版者 | Korean National Commission for UNESCO |
| 出版者網址 | https://www.ekoreajournal.net/main/index.htm |
| 出版地 | Seoul, Korea [首爾, 韓國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Kim Jongmyung (Kim, Jong-myeong) is Associate Professor of Korean Buddhism in the Graduate School of Korean Studies at the Academy of Korean Studies. With an interest in Buddhist ritual and Seon (Zen) thought, he authored Hanguk jungse-ui bulgyo uirye (Buddhist Rituals in Medieval Korea) (2001). E-mail: jmk@aks.ac.kr. |
| 關鍵詞 | 佛教人物=Buddhist; 信心=Belief=Faith; Anti-Buddhist Policy; Buddhist Texts; Digitization; Hunmin Jeongeurn; King Sejong; Sejong Sillok; Seokbo Sangjeol; Worin Cheongangii Gok |
| 摘要 | This paper examines the relationship between King Sejong's (r. 1418- 1450) faith in Buddhism and his invention of the Korean alphabet and its development thereafter from a historical perspective. The king's strong power, free use of funds, and his freedom from state affairs around the time of the invention of the alphabet enabled its creation and his interest in Buddhist activities. For this purpose, relevant records in Annals of King Sejong were examined in chronological order. The following major issues were analyzed: the relationship between King Sejong's view of Buddhism and his invention of the Korean alphabet; the king's faith in Buddhism and the compilation of Buddhist texts in the vernacular language; and the king's authority and governance. Unlike commonly held views, King Sejong maintained a favorable attitude toward Buddhism from the initial stage of his reign. In addition, he was already a staunch Buddhist before he invented the Korean alphabet. After the creation of the script, the king's faith in Buddhism became stronger and resulted in the compilation of Buddhist texts into the Korean script. Therefore, it is highly probable that King Sejong's Buddhist piety became an important factor for the creation and development of the Korean alphabet. |
| 目次 | Introduction 135 King Sejong and Buddhism 139 King Sejong’s View of Buddhism and the Creation of the Korean Alphabet 143 King Sejong’s Buddhist Faith and the Translation of Buddhist Texts 146 King Sejong’s Power and Governance 149 Conclusion 152 |
| ISSN | 00233900 (P) |
| 點閱次數 | 1426 |
| 建檔日期 | 2008.07.16 |
| 更新日期 | 2019.10.21 |
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