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A Study on the Buddhist Exchange Between Goryeo Uicheon and Song Sushi in September 1085

  • 중앙사론
  • 2014, (39), pp.145-184
  • Publisher : Institute for Historical Studies at Chung-Ang University
  • Research Area : Humanities > History

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ABSTRACT

Research related to the Buddhist exchange of Goryeo Uicheon and Song Sushi in September 1085 does not offer definitive opinions. Buddhist literature provides false information, and most scholars are indifferent or have mistaken viewpoints about it. But according to Uicheon's “Sacrifice Prayer at Song's PuZhaoWang Temple for the Goryeo King(大宋普炤王寺本國王生晨齋疏)," he remained at Sizhou until September 10, 1085. Upon careful analysis of the paths of Uicheon and Sushi in 1085, we can conclude with certainty that their meeting point was Chuzhou, not any other place. Through analysis of Song's Yizhan and Dipu systems, the long tradition of "Shilla town" in Chuzhou, and Sushi's letter to Yanggongkang, this conclusion has become more reliable. The meeting of Uicheon and Sushi after September 10, 1085 is based on the objective conditions of the Buddhist exchange between them. But at the same time, there are several significant internal factors at work here. First, Sushi almost went to Goryeo as part of an envoy in April 1085. Although the plan was canceled, we can find that Sushi had a very positive attitude toward Goryeo. Second, Sushi had a great many admirers among the Goryeo scholars, Uicheon being one of them. Third, just as Sushi was finishing his long exile, he returned to the political center. Fourth, at the same time that Sushi was the most famous Jushi (Buddhist layman), part of his Buddhist philosophy was similar to that of Uicheon's. It is very possible that the Buddhist exchange between Uicheon and Sushi was comprised of the following elements: collecting Buddhist scriptures, meeting many representative Song Buddhist monks, and discussing Silla Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, and especially Sangha Buddhism.

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