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Abstract

This thesis is studied about structure and its meaning of Wonhyobulgi. First a transmission environment of Buddha biography and biography of Buddhist monk is considered, and a Buddha biography’s structure of Wonhyobulgi is considered. Based on this, the meaning of Wonhyobulgi’s Buddha biography’s structure is surveyed. To sum up, the discussion so far as follows. First, it is considered about transmission environment of Buddha biography and biography of Buddhist monk. Buddha biography is a imagery of Buddha’s life story, so it has a characteristic of Buddhism myth strong. Because the process of helping all the people that suffered from pain is similar with a hero of myth. This Buddha biography is considered an object of faith, and it is functioned as a narrative discourse early. biography of Buddhist monk has a Buddha biography’s structure, so it became an object of worship religiously. Buddha biography and biography of Buddhist monk are religious object all together, and it is functioned as a narrative. Second, it is considered about a Buddha biography’s structure of Wonhyobulgi. First, Buddha’s life story is divided into eight units and considered. Consequently Buddha biography is typical religion hero narrative. Second, the structure aspect of Wonhyobulgi is considered. Wonhyobulgi is distributed as a religious hero narrative in common with Buddha biography. Because it is a painting premise Buddha biography microscopic material for storytelling as well as macro structure. Third it is considered about a meaning of Wonhyobulgi’s buddhist structure. Through a Buddha biography’s structure, Wonhyobulgi’s literary merit is that. Wonhyobulgi is similar with Buddha biography, so it became transcendental discourse. This transcendental discourse contributes to a fictionalized narrative very much. Besides because of public directivity, it helped vulgar literature. Buddha biography is an universal literature of Asia, biography of Buddhist monk can be cross lips our own country literature. So an hero narrative structure of Buddha biography can be turn over the later hero narrative. Therefore as an origin of historic hero narrative is found the birth myth of a nation, so an origin of sacred hero narrative should be found with a Buddha biography.