근대전환기 불교잡지에 수록된 한문학의 양상 : 『불교진흥회월보』를 중심으로

Abstract

This article was basically planned for the purpose of closely reviewing and analyzing various Chinese literary works included in Buddhist magazines in the 1910s. This is also an attempt to examine the continuity and movement of change in Chinese literature during the transition to modern times through Buddhist magazines. The main subject of discussion is the Buddhist Promotion Association Monthly Report published from March to December 1915. As a result, it was confirmed that Buddhist magazines in the 1910s attempted to establish various organizations in order to establish the identity of Korean Buddhism and spread and popularize modern Buddhist knowledge. Above all, he pursued the modern promotion of Buddhism by excavating various historical materials and emphasizing the legitimacy of Korean Buddhism by utilizing materials from Chinese literature handed down at the time from a literary perspective. In particular, among the 10 pages that make up the Buddhist Promotion Association Monthly Report, such characteristics were strongly captured in the “Dictionary”, “Literature”, and “Miscellaneous Articles” sections. The specific aspects are as follows. ① He accepted historical facts such as Buddhist history, historical sites of temples, and biographies of great monks, systematically organized and accumulated them, and used them as the basic logic for discussing the historical promotion and modernization of Buddhism. ② Selected Chinese poems by the great monk Daedeok from Goryeo to the end of the Joseon Dynasty were included, and creative works written in Chinese prose style by contemporary scholars such as Choi Dong-sik, Lee Neung-hwa, and Jang Ji-yeon were also included. In general, Chinese poetry is a direct reprint of the original work, and in the case of themes or characters related to Buddhism, Confucian works are also included. ③ It contains works that have been transformed or translated from the form of pre-modern writings and stories, such as interesting stories centered on insights that the public can easily understand, and stories containing lessons and Buddhist knowledge. In this way, magazines of this period attempted to present the needs or lessons of the times by borrowing the traditional Chinese prose style or the form of writing and storytelling to write new stories, or by reprinting previous Chinese literary works and adding explanations or reviews. It was a way to embrace it. This shows that the pre-modern Chinese literature style is still valid, and is also a point where the transitional appearance of Chinese literature during the transition to modernity is captured. In addition, through this process, it was possible to infer that Lee Neung-hwa, the editor and publisher of the Buddhist Promotion Association Monthly Report, had some influence on the interests, thoughts, and literary views of Lee Neung-hwa in selecting and arranging Chinese literature works to be included in the magazine.