Following in the Footsteps of Wŏnhyo: The Foundation and Development of the Haedong School in Koryŏ
A Buddhist school appeared in Koryŏ in the early twelfth century to inherit the legacy of Wŏnhyo's 元曉 (617-686) thought and practice. It was called the Haedong school, named after the Haedong commentary, a variant name for Wŏnhyo's Taesŭng kisillonso 大乘起信論疏 (Commentary to the Dasheng qixin...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Hawai'i Press
2023
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Journal of Korean religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 127-154 |
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| Summary: | A Buddhist school appeared in Koryŏ in the early twelfth century to inherit the legacy of Wŏnhyo's 元曉 (617-686) thought and practice. It was called the Haedong school, named after the Haedong commentary, a variant name for Wŏnhyo's Taesŭng kisillonso 大乘起信論疏 (Commentary to the Dasheng qixin lun). There has been disagreement in academia regarding the time of the Haedong school's foundation and its features due to a dearth of source materials. This article presents more definite information about the school through new stele inscriptions and the reinterpretation of existing sources. The school was apparently founded by Chŏngnim 正琳 around the early twelfth century, more precisely, in the 1130s, after the death of Ŭich'ŏn 義天 (1055-1101). One of the test subjects for the selection of monks in the Haedong school was the Da fangdeng daji jing 大方等大集經. The school was centered at Wangnyunsa and Chogam in the Koryŏ capital of Kaegyŏng and at Punhwangsa for local areas. Monks of the school not only valued Wŏnhyo's ideas, such as reconciliation, two gates, and Diamond samādhi, but also endeavored to practice the unobstructed bodhisattva practice. |
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| ISSN: | 2167-2040 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Korean religions
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