Research Catalog

Title

Doctrine and practice in medieval Korean Buddhism : the collected works of Ŭich'ŏn / translated, annotated, and with an introduction by Richard D. McBride II.

Author

Ŭich'ŏn, 1055-1101

Publication

Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2017]

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Additional Authors

McBride, Richard D., II, 1969-

Description

xiii, 212 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"Ŭich'ŏn (1055--1101) is recognized as a Buddhist master of great stature in the East Asian tradition. Born a prince in the medieval Korean state of Koryŏ (960--1279), he traveled to Song China (960--1279) to study Buddhism and later compiled and published the first collection of East Asian exegetical texts. According to the received scholarly tradition, after returning to Korea, Ŭich'ŏn left the Hwaŏm (Huayan) school to found a new Ch'ŏnt'ae (Tiantai) school when he realized that the synthesis between doctrinal learning and meditative practice in the latter would help bring together the discordant sects of Koryŏ Buddhism. In the late twentieth century, however, scholars began to question the assertion that Ŭich'ŏn forsook one school for another, arguing that his writings assembled in The Collected Works of State Preceptor Taegak (Taegak kuksa munjip) do not portray a committed sectarian but a monk dedicated to developing a sophisticated and rigorous system of monastic education that encompassed all Buddhist intellectual traditions. In this first comprehensive study of Ŭich'ŏn's life and work in English, Richard McBride presents translations of select lectures, letters, essays, and poetry from The Collected Works to provide a more balanced view of Ŭich'ŏn's philosophy of life and understanding of key Buddhist teachings. The translations center on the monk's activities in the pan-East Asian Buddhist world and his compilation of scholarly texts, writings related to his interactions with royalty, and correspondence with his Chinese mentor, Jinshui Jingyuan (1011--1088). By incorporating Ŭich'ŏn's work associated with doctrinal Buddhism and his poetry, McBride clearly shows that even in his most personal work Ŭich'ŏn did not abandon Hwaŏm teachings for those of the Ch'ŏnt'ae but rather he encouraged monks to blend the best learning from all doctrinal traditions with meditative practice." --

Series Statement

Korean classics library. Philosophy and religion

Uniform Title

• Taegak Kuksa munjip. Selections. English
• Korean classics library. Philosophy and religion.

Alternative Title

Taegak Kuksa munjip.

Subjects

• Tiantai Buddhism
• Tiantai Buddhism > Korea > Early works to 1800
• Korea
• Early works

Genre/Form

Early works.

Note

• Translated from the Korean.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language (note)

• Translated from the Korean.

Contents

Preface -- part I. Translator's introduction -- Ŭich'ŏn in the history of Korean Buddhism -- A brief biographical sketch of Ŭich'ŏn's life -- Reassessment of the life of Ŭich'ŏn -- Ŭich'ŏn's collected works -- Rationale for the translations -- Ŭich'ŏn's thought : an overview -- part II. Translation -- Selections from Ŭich'ŏn's Collected works of State Preceptor Taegak (Taegak kuksa munjip) -- Prefaces -- Speeches -- Memorials -- Letters -- Addresses for official occasions -- Addresses for ritual ocassions -- Poetry.

Call Number

JFE 18-8550

ISBN

• 9780824867430
• 0824867432

LCCN

2016031597

OCLC

950745350

Author

Ŭich'ŏn, 1055-1101, author.

Title

Doctrine and practice in medieval Korean Buddhism : the collected works of Ŭich'ŏn / translated, annotated, and with an introduction by Richard D. McBride II.

Publisher

Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2017]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Korean classics library. Philosophy and religion

Korean classics library. Philosophy and religion.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language

Translated from the Korean.

Added Author

McBride, Richard D., II, 1969- translator, annotator, writer of introduction.

Research Call Number

JFE 18-8550