This study is for surveying the views of life and death(死生觀) of ancient Korean found in Samguksagi(三國史記). The results are as follows. Firstly, the word of death and life(死生) was used more often than the word of life and death(生死) in Samguksagi. Secondly, the views of life and death of ancient Korean were created under the influence of religions, such as Shamanism and Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism. Thirdly, according to the Samguksagi, they did not distinguish between the hon(魂) and beak(魄) in expressing the soul of ancient Korean. The terms like yeong(靈), hon(魂), gui(鬼) and sin(神), representing the spirit nowadays were used as different meaning. Fourthly, The ancient Koreans’ various viewpoints of soul can be confirmed in Samguksagi. But there is no record to show the view of afterlife in ancient times. Therefore, it is impossible to confirm the afterlife view of Buddhism, such as Land of Happiness or Western Pure Land. It seems that the view of life and death of ancient Korean was effected by the Confucianism requesting secular loyalty and filial piety. Fifthly, the various religious ideas influenced the views of life and death of the ancient Korean. The hierarchical and regional factors also affected the view of life and death. The death of ancient Korean, appeared in Samguksagi, was controlled and forced by the kingdom and the ruling group under the Confucianism. It is believed that the control and forcing was possible, because the period of Samguk was a time of fighting with each other. War was everyday affair among the three countries until unifying the ancient kingdoms.
동북아시아문화학회 [The Association of North-east Asian Cultures]
설립연도
2000
분야
복합학>학제간연구
소개
동북아시아 문화의 다양성과 정체성을 연구 토론하고, 지역내 문화 교류의 다양한 모습을 연구하고 문화변동의 큰 틀을 집적함으로써 우리 민족 문화 및 상대 민족의 문화적 터전을 이해하여 문화공동체적 특성을 계발하고 상호 관련성의 강화를 유도하는 학술활동을 통해 동북아시아의 문화발전에 이바지함.