This essay is a research to the relation between Japan and Korea through an analysis of Jegi(題記) in transcription of Buddhist Scriptures that made in Koryo and was transmitted to Japan from Koryo after the late 11thcentury. Tosumup, theresultisasf...
This essay is a research to the relation between Japan and Korea through an analysis of Jegi(題記) in transcription of Buddhist Scriptures that made in Koryo and was transmitted to Japan from Koryo after the late 11thcentury. Tosumup, theresultisasfollows. Koryo was the period that was in contact with many ethnic groups. Nonetheless, Koryo had no official diplomatic ties with Japan. Because the Japanese government abandoned connection with the continent for their economic conditions after the latter half of the 9thcentury. But there was a series of connection with three kingdoms in Northeast Asia because of the geographical proximity. For these connections, the exchange between Japan and Koryo was made some progress. As a result, a tributary trade was started between government officials of Japan and Koryo during a century from the end of 12thcentury. We don`t know specifically to the circumstance of this period because of alack of data. But it can be in ferred from Jegi of Buddhist Scriptures at that time in Japan. Accordingly, Sokjanggyeong(續藏經) that was published in Koryo circulated through Japan by merchants and monks, and the Japanese published and copied it since the latter half of the 11th century. It showed that the exchange of culture and good existed in Japan that retreated intoi solation. The relation between Japan and Koryo was similar with relation between two opposing countries in the Koryo period, for this reason, the contact with two kingdoms accomplished by trade merchants. Surely, after the latter half of the 12thcentury, there was dispatch of envoys during a century, but it was very limited. After the latter half of 13thcentury, the contact with three kingdoms was severed, because the reation between three kingdoms in Northeast Asia was similar in a quasi state of war. Of course, Of course there were exceptional cases such a smonks. Also, thecirculation of Buddhist Scriptures had greatly influenced the exchange between Japanand Koryo. As a result, two kingdoms were in the stages of preparation of the exchange.