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Esoteric Buddhism and the Cross-cultural Transfiguration of Śūraṃgama-sūtra Faith in Goryeo

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Kim, Sooyoun·2014·The Asian review of World Histories

Abstract

This paper presents an investigation into cross-cultural transfiguration of Buddhist faith in Goryeo Dynasty, with a focus on Śūraṃgama-sūtra that used to be in vogue in East Asia. There are three major types of Śūraṃgamasūtra faith in Goryeo: the first one was concerned about the scripture itself including its citation and publication and the compilation of its annotation books; the second one involved establishing Buddhist rituals related to the scripture; and the final one was to create Dhāranī stone poles with Dafoding Dhāranī in Volume 7 of the scripture engraved in stone. While it was the common practice to engrave Zunsheng Dhāranī in China, the number of stone poles on which Dafoding Dhāranī was engraved was overwhelmingly large. There are a couple of reasons behind the difference: first, there was a tendency of Zunsheng Dhāranī being worshiped at the national level in Goryeo, which probably explains why the percentage of Zunsheng Dhāranī stone poles designed to pray for a personal mass for the dead by engraving Dhāranī on a stone pole was considerably low. In addition, there were esoteric sects in Goryeo, and it is estimated that they must have got involved in the establishment of Dafoding Dhāranī stone poles in the former half of Goryeo. Furthermore, the Zen sects had a deep non-Zen understanding of Esoteric Buddhism and tended to practice Dhāranī in Goryeo. It is estimated that Dafoding Dhāranī stone poles were set up in large numbers in Goryeo as the prevalence of Śūraṃgama-sūtra faith that continued on since the former half of Goryeo was combined with the Zen sects' active position about Dhāranī.

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    Differences between Chinese and Korean forms of Śūraṃgama-sūtra faith reflect cross-cultural transfiguration.

    “Judging that those differences reflected transfiguration, the investigator decided to examine them indepth.”
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    The surviving Goryeo stone poles and monuments are representative of the overall historical trend of Goryeo stone pole creation.

    “Considering that there are total seven or eight stone poles and monuments on which Dhāranī was engraved from Goryeo, 44 one can say that engraving Dafoding Dhāranī was a trend of stone pole creation during Goryeo.”
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    The Qing catalogue Baqiongshi jinshi buzheng, though incomplete, is representative enough of Chinese stone pole creation to infer its overall trend.

    “Although it does not encompass all the epigraphs of China, it is good enough to figure out the trend of stone pole creation.”
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    The dates and identifications of the stone poles, monuments, and stūpas listed in the table are reliable.

    “1 Yongcheon 龍川 Seongdong-ri 城東里 Dafoding Dhāranī Stone Pole 1027 (estimation)”
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    Personal stone pole dedications would list wishes and originators' names.

    “Personal ones would certainly list the wishes and call the names of originators at the last moment.”
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    Buddhist services usually aimed at praying for good deeds.

    “A Buddhist service was usually to pray for good deeds.”
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    The Zunsheng Dhāranī stone pole faith holds that a stone pole and falling dust can erase sins that would otherwise lead to hell.

    “which states that people can make their sins that will guarantee them a place in hell disappear just by setting a stone pole and having a dust from it fall on their bodies”
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    Śūraṃgama-sūtra was composed in China in the early 8th century and blends Huayan, Esoteric Buddhist, Tiantai, and Zen ideas.

    “Śūraṃgama-sūtra is a Buddhist scripture written in China in the early 8th century with various Buddhist ideologies including Huayan, Esoteric Buddhism, Tiantai, and Zen melted in it.”
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    The scripture reached the Korean Peninsula in late Shilla, and from then on scholars and many monks took active interest in it.

    “The scripture was transmitted to the Korean Peninsula in late Shilla, since when literary scholars as well as many Buddhist monks showed active interest in the scripture.”
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    Dhāranī stone poles originated in China, where engraving Zunsheng Dhāranī was the usual practice.

    “Establishing Dhāranī stone pole itself was a type of faith that originated in China, but it was the common practice to engrave Zunsheng Dhāranī in China.”
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    After its introduction in late Shilla, Śūraṃgama-sūtra gained attention and became widespread in early Goryeo.

    “Introduced in the Korean Peninsula in late Shilla, Śūraṃgama-sūtra attracted attention and prevailed in the former half of Goryeo.”
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    Trikāya frequently appeared in doctrines outside Esoteric Buddhism.

    “Since Trikāya made often appearances in doctrines other than Esoteric Buddhism, the Zen sect would have experienced no problem with using it.”
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    The title of the three-class Siddhi Mantra was unfamiliar to the Zen sect.

    “Including the same Dhāranī in the book, they must have made a transformation of replacing the three-class Siddhi Mantra whose title was unfamiliar to them with Trikāya Mantra.”
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    The Suseon line held a leading position in the ideological community in the second half of Goryeo.

    “As the line took a leading role in the ideological community in the second half of Goryeo, Śūraṃgama-sūtra and Dafoding Dhāranī must have been spread more broadly among laities.”
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Authors
Kim, S.
Affiliations
University of Southern California (US)
Corresponding author
Kim, Sooyoun
Venue
The Asian review of World Histories
Published
2014-07-31
Volume
2
Issue
2
Pages
169-195
ISSN
2287-965X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2313020994
Cited by
1
References
2
Citations by year
2023: 1
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0.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
The Asian review of World Histories (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Indian and Buddhist Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Chinese history and philosophy
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Study and Philosophy of Religion
Keywords
esoteric Buddhism, Goryeo dynasty, Buddhist ritual, Zen Buddhism, cross-cultural transmission, East Asian Buddhism, Buddhist iconography

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