유·불사상을 통한 「단군신화」 인물형의 해석과 문학교육적 의의 연구

Abstract

This study focused on Hwanwoong and Unnyeo the main characters of Dangun mythology, who are very close to the ideal characters of Buddhism, Confucianism. Therefore, I would like to reinterpret Dangun myth as a human view of Confucianism and Buddhist thought, and draw out literary educational significance of it. Until now, there have been many studies that have interpreted the Dangun myth of Samguk-Yusa as Confucian and Buddhist. However, there is no study that reinterprets the meaning of Dangun myth based on the common meaning of Confucianism and Buddhism. The author of the book "Samguk-Yusa" was a Buddhist monk representing Goryeo Period, which was designated as a national honor at that time, but he also closely socialized with the scholars who had mastered "Hundred Schools of Thought". Also, the late Goryeo Dynasty, where he was active, was closely intertwined with the Confucian scholarship due to the specificity in the domestic and foreign era. The Dangun myth, in which Il-yeon, who lived as a leading intellectual in the 13th century, embellishes the first head of the Samguk-Yusa, compiled over 20 years, is highly likely not to represent the ideas of either side. Confucianism and Buddhism have much in common with human and world view. The Dangun myth, which we have seen through the Confucian Buddhist thought, is a story that reveals the commonality of Confucianism and Buddhism more than any stories in the Samguk-Yusa. This shows not only Buddhism but also a series of writers who have mastered various disciplines. Also, Dangun Myth is one of the vast traces of Confucianism and Buddhism that have been introduced to the Korean peninsula for many years. Therefore, this study aims at extracting the common human and world view of Confucianism and Buddhism as a method of analyzing the works of Dangun mythology in Samguk-Yusa. This proves the hypothesis that Dangun Myth will have a common sense of humanity and worldview pursued by Confucian Buddhist thought. And it derives literary education and personality education significance of this interpretation. Modern learners should cultivate diverse competencies based on fusion thinking. The content of this study is meaningful for the contents of education for these learners. In addition, I think that our people also have an opportunity to remind the true meaning of Dangun myth.