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A Buddhist Critique of Neo-Confucianism in Seventeenth-Century Chosŏn Korea |
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Kim, Jong Wook (著)
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Journal of Korean Religions
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| Volume | v.12 n.1 |
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| Date | 2021.04 |
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| Pages | 97 - 127 |
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| Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
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https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/
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| Location | Honolulu, HI, US [檀香山, 夏威夷州, 美國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Keyword | Unbong Taeji; Supreme Ultimate; Limitless; innate enlightenment; illuminating enlightenment; Dharmabody; nature of the mind |
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| Abstract | Unbong Taeji's Treatise on the Nature of the Mind was composed during an interesting period of Korean history when Buddhism was suppressed under the political and ideological dominance of Neo-Confucianism. The treatise, nonetheless, entered the mainstream Neo-Confucian discourse and espoused the superiority of the Buddhist system of thought over Neo-Confucianism. It was done by skillfully reformulating the Confucian debate on the Limitless and the Supreme Ultimate into a Buddhist debate of the One Mind and inherent enlightenment of the human mind, the main doctrine of the Awakening of Mahāyāna Faith. Furthermore, Unbong enlisted the One Nature-Numerous Natures debate to emphasize the importance of individual natures within the oneness of inherent nature. From the works of Unbong, there is a strong sense that there were movements among monks who were intent on proving the superiority of Buddhism over Neo-Confucianism, at least as a system of thought that more accurately represented reality. Within the greater socio-political context, Unbong's arguments represented Buddhism as a tradition that was able to stand its hermeneutical ground against Neo-Confucianism. It was a display of self-confidence amongst the monks in their Buddhist tradition of thought in the latter half of the Chosŏn period. |
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| ISSN | 20937288 (P); 21672040 (E) |
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| DOI | 10.1353/jkr.2021.0003 |
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| Created date | 2023.08.07 |
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| Modified date | 2023.08.07 |
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