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A Study on the Aspect of Novel Writing and Acculturation in Narration of Buddhist Scriptures

  • Korean Language & Literature
  • 2012, (82), pp.125-154
  • Publisher : Korean Language & Literature
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature

Kim Jin Young 1

1충남대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This thesis is studied about the Aspect of Novel Writing and Acculturation in Narration of Buddhist Scriptures. First the real condition of narration of Buddhist Scriptures and novel acculturation is searched, and then that meaning is examined in terms of diachronic and synchronic aspects. The main contents is summarized as follows. First the imagery of narration of Buddhist Scriptures and its novel acculturation is searched. The narration of Buddhist Scriptures is come to the fore in literary history at the end of the Koryo Dynasty and the Early Years of the Choseon Dynasty intensively. At this time Buddhism was at a squeeze, finally institutionally the exclusion of Buddhism was done. In Buddhism, for the solve the problem it did its best to be active in propagating. The whole life of Buddha and his story of previous life would be treated seriously. But the problem is that a subject and a view of life of narration of Buddhist Scriptures are not like Buddhism. Some parts of that works put a Confucian idea. And these point are an index to aim at novel. Second it is searched about the aspect of novel writing and acculturation in narration of Buddhist scriptures. In here it is searched about novel writing and acculturation actively. As a result these works are reflected confucian carnality a lot in terms of view of life, and in terms of religion confucian real world is important. In terms of subject important thought of confucian is emphasized. That’s the reason why it is transformed the classical novel at the Choseon Dynasty. Third the literature meaning of narration of Buddhist scriptures is searched. First in narrative literature a harmony of Buddhism and Confucian is come true at the early times. Besides a narration of Buddhist scriptures are harmonized Buddhism and Confucian properly. And in the way that narration of Buddhist scriptures were a propagation text in the end of the Koryo Dynasty and the Early Years of the Choseon Dynasty, it is much attention in korean novel history. Like this, a narration of Buddhist scriptures were collected religious aims and worldly interests, so they were been korean novel as much as a novel of the end of Choseon Dynasty.

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