한국 불교학계와 동국대 불교학과: 시대적 고찰과 분석 = Korean Buddhist Studies and Department of Buddhist Studies of Dongguk University: A Chronological Survey and Analysis

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The present paper chronologically surveys and analyzes the contribution of Department of Buddhist Studies of Dongguk University to Korean Buddhist Studies. Department of Buddhist Studies of Dongguk University has been played an important role from the outset of Korean Buddhist Studies. Korean Buddhist Studies was in a position to leads Buddhist Studies in East Asia during the Unified Silla Dynasty, as was shown by activities of Uisang (義湘) and Wonhyo (元曉), but it declined until the beginning of nineteen century because of the popularization of Son chong (禪宗) and the suppression of Buddhism under the Choson dynasty. However, Buddhist Studies has restarted by the time of establishing Myeongjin School (明進學校) in 1906 and Jungang Buddhist School (中央佛敎學林) in 1916. Japanese Methodology of Buddhist Studies was generally introduced to Korean Buddhist Studies since the School raised to Jungang Buddhist College (中央佛敎專門學校) in 1930. After Korea``sindependent from Japan, Buddhist Studies was mainly conducted by Department of Buddhist Studies. Korean Buddhist Studies was officially initiated when Journal of Institute for Buddhist Culture (佛敎學報) was firstly published by Institute for Buddhist Culture (佛敎文化硏究院) in 1964. Buddhist Scholarship has been popular in other Universities across the country since the establishment of Korean Association for Buddhist Studies (韓國佛敎學會) in 1973. Its area has been extended from philosophical studies and historical studies into Interdisciplinary research and Applied sciences. International Association for Buddhist Thought and Culture (IABTC) was established in 2002 to promote the globalization of Korean Buddhist studies by encouraging comprehensive research of Buddhist thought and culture. This shows that Department of Buddhist Studies of Dongguk University still leads Korean Buddhist Studies. Such quantitative expansion and qualitative diversification of Korean Buddhist Studies could not be possible without Department of Buddhist Studies of Dongguk University. In this way, Department of Buddhist Studies of Dongguk University has been played an prominent role throughout the history of Korean Buddhist Studies. This golden age of Korean Buddhist Studies is a new challenge for taking-off and self-renovation for Department of Buddhist Studies of Dongguk University.