十七世紀朝鮮半島華嚴學的盛行與《華嚴疏鈔》的刊印

The Prevalence of Huayan Studies on the Korean Peninsula in the 17th Century and the Publication of the Huayan shuchao

At the beginning of the fifth century, the Huayan jing (Avataṃsaka sūtra) translated in the Jiangnan region had an important impact on Buddhist circles in China and East Asia. In the seventh century, Zhiyan 智儼 (602-668) and Fazang 法藏 (643-712) facilitated the spread of Huayan teachings, including developments in Huayan studies on the Korean Peninsula. Various works related to the Huayan jing were introduced to the Korean peninsula successively. Buddhism in the Chosŏn era inherited continuities from the Silla and Goryeo eras with Buddhism as the state religion, but it was restricted by the prevailing Confucianism of its time. However, this did not affect the popularity of Huayan studies in the late Chosŏn Dynasty (1637-1897). This trend was stimulated by the collection, publication, and circulation of various Buddhist scriptures by monks such as Paeg’am Sŏngch’ong 栢庵性聰 (1631-1700）.