[KS] Monash Beyond Borders Korean Studies Seminar Series Seminar 4

[Sandy Nguyen]

Dear KS list members, please note the following seminar event. Please
register using the Google form and a ZOOM link will be sent to you one day
prior to the seminar. Hope to see you there.

All the best,
Sandy

*Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub (MUKSRH) presents:*



*Monash Beyond Borders Korean Studies Seminar Series 2024*



*Seminar 4*

*'**T**he Anti-Buddhist Movement in Chosŏn (1392–1910) Korea: Historical
and Legislative Foundations.*


Prof. Gregory Evon (UNSW)



Room G03, Learning & Teaching Building (LTB), Clayton VIC 3168 & via Zoom

Friday 6th September, 2-3pm (AEST)



*Bio*
Gregory Evon is Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Languages
at UNSW Sydney. His research focuses on premodern Korean religion and
literature. He is the co-editor of *Premodern Korean Literary Prose*
(Columbia University Press, 2018) and author of *Salvaging Buddhism to Save
Confucianism in Chosŏn Korea (1392-1910)* (Cambria Press, 2023), in
addition to numerous articles and book chapters.



*Abstract*

The founding of the Chosŏn dynasty marked a radical shift for the Buddhist
institution in Korean history. From the sixth through the fourteenth
centuries, the commonplace view was that Buddhism and the state supported
each other. This idea was central to the successful transmission of
Buddhism to the competing states on the Korean peninsula, and it played a
crucial role in the kingdom of Silla’s eventual ascendancy and
consolidation of rule during Unified Silla (668-935). In the final stages
of the Koryŏ (918-1392) dynasty, however, this idea came under attack. This
talk begins with a sketch of the historical background to the anti-Buddhist
legislation of the Chosŏn dynasty, paying special attention to the
connection Buddhism’s critics drew between Buddhist influence and dynastic
collapse. It then examines how tensions in the anti-Buddhist program were
reflected at the court of Yŏnsan’gun (r. 1494-1506). A renowned despot,
Yŏnsan’gun nonetheless had a good understanding of the anti-Buddhist
policies enacted at court under his father, something he used to taunt his
officials. The talk concludes with an overview of the legislative ambiguity
surrounding Buddhism over the following centuries.



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Please contact Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub Coordinator
Ms Sandy Nguyen for further details.

Sandy.Nguyen1 at monash.edu <Sandy.nguyen1 at monash.edu>


Kind Regards,

Sandy Nguyen

*MUKSRH Coordinator*

Website: Monash Korean Studies Research Hub
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