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Abstract

Dae Yoon Shim(a character name: Jingyeong, a pen name: Baekwoon, 1806～1872) who lived in the first and middle half of the 19th century, released a book of 『bok-ri-jeon-suh』 at the age of 57(1862, Imsool Year). That was originated from his pains-taking loyalty to the contemporary people and clear consciousness of history. Most of all, hwa-bok-ron(theory), played a significant role in the Heavenly Way and human affairs. He found out that there were many bad effects on nation’s social development by several previous invisible metaphysical truth systems such as Ri from the seong-ri-hak (learning) and Catholic way of thoughts in the western Catholicism. He published his book as a way to overcome such shortcomings. In particular, this book can be Confucianist gospel planned and written in order to revive traditional Oriental religion of Confucian in correspondence to a theory of the world and human beings created by the invisible Lord of Heaven according to the Catholicism and the view about the future life after death related to Heaven·Hell. cheon-in-hwa-bok-ron(theory), which had been main incorporated associated with cheon-in-ri-hae (good/bad) on a foundation of inspiration of the theoretical theory of gi-jeong-hyeong-shin-oriented three-absolutes, was based upon the Great Absolute-the cosmic dual forces theory of 『the Book of Changes』 which had condensed theoretical system of thoughts about Confucianist’s universal things creation theory. Moreover it dissolved the cosmic dual forces and theoretical system of thoughts of each Taoist book including antique 『hwang-jae-nae-gyeong』 and adopted some parts of cheon-ron (theory) written by 『Hsün-tzŭ』 and myeong-gwi-ron (theory) written by 『Mük-tzŭ』. In particular, the inspiration theory of cheon-in-hwa-bok, which was theoretical system of thoughts of 『choon-choo-beon-ro』 proposed by Dong-Joong-Suh in the Han period had prevailed the most at the time. Dasan Yak Yong Jeong(1762〜1836), one generation earlier, had proposed Confucianist’s sang-jae-ron(theory) based upon the study of Chinese classics spirit by 『the Six Sutras』·『the Four Books』 as a slogan taking a counter-action against Ri from that traditional doctrines[teachings] of Chu-tzu, Baekwoon Dae Yoon Shim, one generation after then, had declared gi-(gwi)-shin of Confucianist Sutras 『the Book of Changes』, and two generations after then, Jinam Byeong Heon Lee(1870〜1946) had insisted on Confucius Doctrine based upon Confucianist’s geum-moon study of Chinese classics spirit. It takes on a significant meaning in the academic history in that these three scholars of Dasan-Baekwoon-Jinam put forth their own energy and efforts to restore the traditional Confucian spirit as a way to react to the global trend of ‘Seo-sae-dong-jeom’ that had been predominant in the world academy of history from the 19th century to the 20th century.