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This study aims to examine the Buddhist vocabulary recorded in Bangeon-yuseok, a multilingual glossary compiled in 1778 under the direction of Seo Myeong-eung, from a diachronic perspective. Through a comparative analysis with a representative Buddhist scripture Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra(維摩詰所說經), this study further investigates the relationship between vocabulary and the thought of Chan Buddhism during the Qing dynasty. Unlike other multilingual glossary of its time, Bangeon-yuseok exclusively includes Buddhist religious vocabulary. It organizes these terms into two categories: 僧道類, which concerns monks and Buddhist practices, and 寺觀類, which deals with Buddhist architecture and religious rituals, thereby constructing a lexical system centered on religious practitioners. This study reclassifies the 69 Buddhist terms into 3 semantic categories—forms of address, religious activities, and places and implements related to religious practice—and analyzes their transmission and semantic development through comparison with major Buddhist texts. The analysis reveals that terms such as 開光, 方丈, and 壇場 gradually acquired concrete and practical meanings in the conversations of late Joseon Dynasty. Specifically, they came to denote monks' living quarters, and ritual sites, respectively. Furthermore, an examination of religious activity-related terms such as 坐禪, 合掌, and 問訊 demonstrates that Bangeon-yuseok intended for practical conversation embodied traces of Chan Buddhist thought and the philosophy of Emptiness. Consequently, this study argues that Bangeon-yuseok should be regarded as an important cultural source reflecting the Buddhist culture and the ideological orientation of both commoners and intellectuals in late Joseon. This research identifies the Buddhist vocabulary contained in Bangeon-yuseok, clarifies how these terms differ from their counterparts in Buddhist scriptures, and demonstrates the Chan Buddhist ideas. At the same time, this study highlights the significance of Bangeon-yuseok not only as a source of Early Modern Chinese vocabulary but also as a valuable resource for the study of Buddhist philosophy.

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간행물

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• 간행물명

  동북아 문화연구 [Journal of North-east Asian Cultures]

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  1598-3692

• 수록기간

  2001~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 910 DDC 950