The harmonius characteristic of Korean Thought


  Many people misunderstand that Korean thought is a kind of Chinese that.
Even some Koreans who respected Chinese culture also insist that they are
the same. Japanese imperialists also agree with them because it justitied
their colonialization of Koreans.

 But Korean thought has originality. For example,the Buddhism in Korea is
different from that which is practiced in India or China. Introductory 
Buddhism in India transfered to particular Buddhism in China. Koreans rebuild
that harmonius one named 'Hwajeng'.

 Rev.Wonhyo in the silla dynasty is a represintative person who practiced 
and established harmonius(Hwajeng) Buddhism. Such as his enlightened 
movement for the general public affected to not only monks but also laymen.
Consequently his effort could enlarged the Buddhists belief or religion.

 Moreover, through this Harmonius Doctrine could be harmonius between the 
old shamanism and the new Buddhism in ancient Korea. Even the unification
idea of Three kindoms is provided for in this doctrine.

 Rev. Bojo in Koryo dynasty also handed down this doctrine that established
a harmony or a harmonius brige between Zen and non-zen sect. He is a 
representative person who provided for the chogye order, a mordern Korean
Buddhists association.

 In the case of Korean Confusianism in the Choson dynasty, Master Yulgok
synthesized the dispute of li.chi(metapysical discussion). He didn't 
agree with the monism(only li. or only chi) and the dualism(li and chi)
in the metapysical background.

 It is the typical harmonius thought that non-dualism and non-monism.
He said li and chi are not 'two'(dualism) or not 'one'(monism).

 Late in the Chosun dynasty, Donghak(Eastern studies) synthesize on 
traditional religions.(Confusianism. Buddhism. Taoism-included 
Shamanism)