의상의 화엄사상과 중국불교

Master Uisang"s Huayan Philosophy and Chinese Buddhism

  The subject of this thesis: Master Uisang"s way to Tang for studying Buddhism, his philosophy and his influence upon Chinese Buddhism, is studied in the viewpoint of subjective cultural exchange not of the culture receptor.   Master Uisang has been simply regared as a learner of Zhiyan"s Huayan philosophy and the founder of the Korean Huayan School with introducing the idea into Silla. He, in fact, served as an important momentum for Beobsang"s Huayan philosophy with flourish.   He developed Huayan dogma which had been promoted by his master, Zhiyan, with 「Diagram of the Dharmadhtu according to the one vehicle of Huayan」 and formed his own Huayan ideas such as the metaphor of counting ten coins.   His student, Beobsang who is known as a crowner of Chinese Huayan, succeeded Uisang"s philosophy and successfully advanced it. This proves the diagram of the Dharmadhtu according to the one vehicle of Huayan is so important in Chinese Buddhism history as in Korean"s.   It is easily noticed that Uisang was not just a philosophy but a participant who brought the development of Chinese Buddhism. What he had done can be regarded as a proper example to look into the contribution for promoting Chinese Buddhism of Silla"s students who studied in China.