진흥왕순수비의 재검토 - 사상적 측면을 중심으로 -

Abstract

There have long been professional researches on King Jinheung's Sunsubi Monument. However, comprehensive ones are very rare and almost none is done with approach from ideological aspects. The author thinks King Jinheung's Sunsubi Monument should be examined from the ideological perspective. On the contents of Sunsubi Monument, positive attention on nation's own thoughts is expressed while its mainstream is formed with Confucian ideas. What testifies the existence of ‘Poongryu’ (風流) mentioned by Choi Chi-won is Hwangchoryeong Monument and Maunryeong Monument. King Jinheung's Sunsubi Monument states 'pure wind' (純風) and 'subtle change' (玄化) and it discusses reason of politics with philosophies of 'wind' and 'change.' The content of Sunsubi Monument, in a word, is 'Seongbang -gwanmin' (省方觀民, looking around every direction and studying people's lives) which is on Guānguà on Zhouyi. The content of Guānguà on Zhouyi can be related to King Jinheung's Sunsubi Monument in that it philosophically explains King's act of 'Sunsu' (King's examining around the country). What is documented on Sunsubi Monument is the practice of the article Sunsu on Bai hu tong i (白虎通義) which is considered a Confucian classic. First, it clarifies that the purpose of Sunsu is to 'examine public sentiment' (訪採民心). In addition, Sunsu was conducted on August, the middle month in four seasons, and the ceremony to erect a memorial by carving out a stone was also fulfilled. It should be noticed that the content of Bai hu tong i was implemented in 6th century Silla.