Content Analysis and Implementation Method of Early Childhood Mathematics Education on Gandavyuha-Sutra of Avatamsaka-Sutra

ABSTRACT

This study attempted to analyze the contents of early childhood mathematics education from the viewpoint of early childhood education and to search for the implementation method of early childhood education based on preaching contents of a total of five kalyana mitra of Gaṇḍhavyūha-sūtra such as 2 Deokun bigu, 4 Seonju bigu, 8 Hyusa Ubai, 13 Jajaeju Dongja, and 23 Bisira Seonsa. The criterion of analyzing the contents of early childhood mathematics education as to the Gaṇḍhavyūha-sūtra was set to five categories including number and operation, space and figure, measurement, regularity, data collection and result presentation. As a result of analyzing the constitution of early childhood mathematics education about the Gaṇḍhavyūha-sūtra, activities of number and operation are derived from Deokun bigu, activities of measurement and regularity are derived from Seonju bigu, activities of space and shape are derived from Hyusa Ubai, activities of the number and operation and regularity are derived from Jajaeju Dongja, and the contents of mathematics education activities related to measurement and data collection and presentation were derived from Bisira Seonsa in this study. It is analyzed that the implementation method in the field of early childhood education as to Gaṇḍhavyūha-sūtra is applicable to the education activities of early childhood mathematics using fairy tales.