崔承老의 儒佛觀 탐구 -「시무(時務) 28조」를 중심으로

Abstract

In this study, I tried to particularly look through Choi Seung Roh (崔承老, 927~989)'s position and viewpoint of Confucianism and Buddhism by investigating his memorial made to the king called ‘28 Urgent Issues for Governing’ one issue by one issue. The King Seongjong (成宗, 960~997), the 6th king of Goryeo dynasty, clearly showed his will to look up and follow Confucianism, which was made in an exquisite harmony of King Seongjong's own will toward Confucianism and Choi Seung Roh's Confucianism based rationalism. In the King Seongjong's regime, King Seongjong positively accepted Choi Seung Roh's ‘28 Urgent Issues for Governing’ to establish the political religion idea for improvement of governing system. The ‘28 Urgent Issues for Governing’ reflected the direction for integration of national and social opinions that had been gotten by collecting various opinions made through the social reform trend that started late in Shinra dynasty. The feature of Choi Seung Roh's idea shown on the ‘28 Urgent Issues for Governing’ are to seek realization of Confucianism based political idea criticizing Buddhism. It is, however, necessary to notice the limit that his criticism was made on not the doctrine of Buddhism itself as a religion but the evil practices caused by Buddhism. It can be said that his political religion idea clearly shown on ‘28 Urgent Issues for Governing’ was efficiently accepted by King Seongjong and fully developed in the cultural policy of King Seongjong's regime. Such viewpoint of Confucianism and Buddhism left by him set forth above is thought to have a big influence on the entire Goryeo dynasty, and he can be evaluated as a figure that may represent the Confucianism of Goryeo before accepting Zhūjiā's Confucianism.