The Significanceof Educational History of Circulating Process and Educational Trace of the Diamond-sutra

ABSTRACT

The premises of this study are two-fold: education is the process of circulation and consumption of knowledge; an important duty of educational history is to investigate the process of circulation and consumption of knowledge. From this point of view, this study aims to investigate the circulating process and educational trace of the Diamond-sutra(金岡IJ糸M)， the Mahayana Sutras, in traditional Korean society and find the meaning of educational history about it. The formative process and constituent form of the Diamond-sutra are considered in Chapter 2. The circulating process and educational trace of the Diamond-sutra in Korea have been considered in historical order of the era of the Three States, Goryeo, and Choseon in Chapter 3. The publications and folktales related to the Diamond-sutra in Silla and the faith for the country in Baikje have been introduced. The educational traces through national ceremony, Byunsangdo(變相圖， picture related to the Sutras), Jinul(知言內) and Hyesim(慧謀)， and typographic development in Goryeo have been considered and meaning of educational traces has been investigated. The circulating process and educational trace of the Diamond-sutra based on the educational traces through the significance of educational history of circulating process and educational trace of the Diamond-sutras korean interpretation work, circulation of The significance of educational history of circulating process and educational trace of the Diamond-sutra's commentary by Hamheo(涵虛)， faith of the Diamond-sutra, philosophy of Diamondsutra reflected in The Cloud Dream of the Nine(九雲夢) in Choseon have been considered.