유교와 불교에 관한 최치원의 인식 변화

Abstract

In this thesis, “Jingamseonsabimyeongbyeongseo(眞鑒禪師碑銘幷序)”, “Daesungboksabimyeongbyeongseo(大崇福寺碑銘幷序)”, “Daenangheyhwasangbimyeongbyeongseo(大朗慧和尙碑銘幷序), and “Jijeungdaesabimyeongbyeongseo(智證大師碑銘幷序)” were examined in order taking the time of completion and the period of compilation of Sasanbimyeongbyeongseo(四山碑銘幷序) into consideration, and the changes in Choi Chi-won’s understanding of Confucianism and Buddhism in Sasanbimyeongbyeongseo were investigated. Sasanbimyeongbyeongseo covers particularly Choi Chi-won’s opinions about Confucianism and Buddhism considerably. Choi Chi-won basically held fast to his duty as a Confucian scholar while writing Sasanbimyeongbyeongseo in obedience to a royal command, but his viewpoint of Confucianism and Buddhism changed a lot in the process of writing four Bimyeongseo for more than 8 years. When he first wrote “Jingamseonsabimyeongbyeongseo”, he emphasized that the purpose of Confucianism and that of Buddhism were not different in their essence, but in “Daesungboksabimyeongbyeongseo”, he began to regard Buddhism more superior in a different context and viewpoint. In “Daenangheyhwasangbimyeongbyeongseo”, he inquired into the matter of Seonkyo(禪敎) in Buddhim rather than compared Confucianism and Buddhism, and in “Jijeungdaesabimyeongbyeongseo”, he considered Buddhism more superior, converged Confucianism, and emphasized Seon(禪). In particular, Choi Chi-won had the characteristic of stressing the independence of Korean people and nation regardless of Confucianism or Buddhism in the process of writing Sasanbimyeongbyeongseo. In this thesis, the changes in Choi Chi-won’s recognition of Confucianism and Buddhism were studied through Sasanbimyeongbyeongseo, and Choi Chi-won’s ideological characteristics, who independently negotiated Confucianism and Buddhism, were examined. Based on this research, the way to investigate the origin of Korean ideologies is expected to be paved through the reexamination of Korean history of negotiating Confucianism and Buddhism.