『해동고승전』 각덕‧지명전 연구

Abstract

This paper is what examined about the composing in Gakdeok(覺德)‧Myeonggwan(明觀)‧Jimyeong(智命)‧Damyuk(曇育) chon(傳) out of 『Haedong Kosung Chon』. Gakdeok and others returned after studying in China during King Chinhung(眞興王) and King Chinpyong(眞平王), then taught younger students and enlightened mankind, thereby having helped the king' sovereign. These monk's activity was what contributes to the early Buddhism, which was developed in Silla since Buddhism was officially approved during King Pophung(法興王). Since then, Buddhism was on behalf of traditional faith in Silla society, resulting in having led to prosperity of Buddhism. Furthermore, Gak Hun(覺訓) gave the thought-based significance that these monk's activity has as the completion of the early Buddhism in Silla. This matter can be known in light of the contents that Gak Hun compared these monk's studying in China to Propriety(禮) and Music(樂) in Confucianism learnt by Confucius and Chi Cha(季札). Through this, Gak Hun aimed to show the image of the ideal Buddhist nation through the description of the early Buddhist history in Silla and the harmony between nation and Buddhism, which had been developed since the official approval of Buddhism. In the meantime, Gak Hun's description of biography in these monks was what was formed in the middle of few materials. Nevertheless, Gak Hun examined the value that these people's activity has in the thought-based position, and gave its significance. In this sense, the criticism, which has been made in the meantime, namely, what Gak Hun failed to fully play a role as a historian while writing 『Haedong Kosung Chon』 is thought to be necessarily reconsidered.