Reading Assignments for Konkuk ISP 2015
Introduction to Korean Culture
Prof.
David A. Mason
Sanshin Site Intro / Index
Baekdu-daegan
Webs
ite
Zo Zayong
Folk-Art Site
July 17th Class 1:
Preparation Readings
About Prof. D A Mason
Han-geul
Alphabet
Learning
Han-geul
Romanization of
Han-geul
1
Korea on Wiki-Maps
July 20th Class 2:
Dan
-
gun Myth
Dan
-
gun T
omb
(2
pages)
Hwan-ung Images
Dan
-
gun
Stamps
Ancient Korean History
Superficial History
Prehistoric Korea
Gojoseon "Kingdom"
Gija / Jizi
July 21st Class 3:
Inwang-san: Shamanism in Seoul
(follow all the links, see all pages)
Ta
ebaek
-san:
Super-
Shamani
c Mtn
(follow all the links, see all pages)
Jiri-san National Grandmother-Spirit
(follow all the "next" links, see all 3 pages)
Jiri-san Mtn-Spirit Ceremony
(follow all the "next" links, see all 3 pages)
S
eoul
Mtn-Spirit Ceremony
(follow the "next" link, see 2 pages)
Gyeongju's Mt. Nam-san
Lotus Flowers as Buddhist Symbol
Fish-gongs & Wind-chimes as Buddhist Symbols
Four Instruments: the Dharma sounds for liberation
Geumgwan-Gaya or Bon-Gaya Tribal-State (43 - 532)
Map of Korean Kingdoms 476 CE
King Beopheung
Ichadon the Buddhist Martyr
July 22nd Class 4:
Bunhwangsa Temple - 분황사석탑
Wiki: Queen Seondeok of S
h
illa
Temple for Queen Seondeok on Jeju Island
Mason chapter about Jajang-yulsa
Tongdo-sa, Jajang's Main Temple
Jajang at Taebaek-san Munsu-bong
Jajang Pagoda at Taebaek-san Jeongam-sa
Jajang Pagoda at Seorak-san Bongjeong-am
"Tongdo-sa, Master Jajang's Mysterious Buddha-Jewel Monastery"
"Temple Halls: Sanctuaries of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas"
"Three Temple Gates: Entrances to Enlightenment"
Statue of Maitreya Bodhisattva in Contemplation
Wiki:
Great King Muyeol of Shilla
Wiki:
Great King Munmu of Shilla
Wiki: Great General Kim Yu-shin
Wiki: his son General Kim Won-sul
July 23rd Class 5:
Sobaek-san
National Park
,
sacred home of Biro-bul, the Buddha
of
Infinite Cosmic Light
Buseok-sa the Floating-Rock Temple 1
Buseok-sa the Floating-Rock Temple
2
Gaya-san Haein-sa -- another Uisang-lineage
monastery
Jiri-san's
Hwaeom-sa
-- Uis
ang's Avatamsaka
Temple
(see all 5 pages)
"Why Wonhyo Now?" -- Great Master Wonhyo-
daesa
Wonhyo Paintings
Uisang's Haein-do diagram
Uisang's Ten Hwaeom Temples
July 24th Class 6:
Gyeongju Toham-san Bulguk-sa
Bulguk-sa
's Twin Pagodas
Bulguksa Temple - 불국사 佛國寺
Seokgur-am: Korea's Supreme Grotto
Seokgur-am Grotto - 석굴암석굴
Other Great Shilla Artworks
Wiki: the Emille Bell of King Seongdeok
the Great
Bodhidharma at Sh
a
olin Temple
Bodhidharma on Wiki
Hui-neng the Sixth Patriarch
History & Culture of Korean Green Tea
(4 pages)
Jiri-san Ssanggye-sa Monastery
(4 pages)
Wiki: Choe Chi-won
Korea's Original Green Tea Area
The Seonjong Gusan / Gusan-Seonmun
[9 Seon-sect Mountains and Temples]
July 27th Class 7:
Master
Doseon-
guksa
Pungsu-jiri Korean Geomancy
the Baekdu-daegan mtn-
range
wiki: the
Goryeo
Dynasty
wiki: Korean pottery
Morning Crane review of Korean Ceramics
Wiki:
T
iantai / Cheontae Buddhism
Wiki:
Mt.
Tiantai
-shan
/ Cheontae
-san
Sobaek-san Guin-sa
(Cheontae HQ temple)
History of the
Kisaeng
female entertainers
July 28th Class 8:
Wiki:
Samguk-Sagi
Wiki:
Samguk-
Yusa
Jogye-san Songgwang-sa
The
J
ogye Order of Korean Buddhism
Wiki:
Jogye Order
Songgwang
Temple
Spreads the Monastic Jewel
Master Jinul: Founder of Jogye Order
Wiki:
Ganghwa-do Island
G
aya-san Haein-sa Monastery
(see all 6 pages!)
Wiki:
T
ripitaka Koreana
Prof Mason's own Articles in the KT:
Haein-sa,
the Historic Dharma-Jewel Monastery
Tripitaka Koreana
: Scriptural Treasure
Jikji
:
An Invaluable Text of Buddhism
Water-Moon
Gwaneum
Painting
s
:
the
ultimate
manifestation of mercy and serenity
Yeongsan Jae
:
Ritual for the Joy of
Perpetual Peace
Yeongsan Assembly Painting
s
Ten Ox-herding Pictures:
Seeking
traces of original mind
Liao Dynasty of the Khitan
Jīn Dynasty of the Jurchen
Wiki:
the Mongol Empire
Jogye Order on
Seon Master Taego Bo
-
u
wiki: Korean Pottery
July 29th Class 9:
w
iki: Joseon Dynasty
Korea's Four Greatest
Seowon
(follow the links)
Mike Kalton's N-C &
"
Toegye
" Yi Hwang
Intro
wiki: "Po
-
eun" Jeong Mong-ju
wiki:
Taejo Yi Seong-gye
wiki: "Sambong" Jeong Do-jeon
wiki: Joseon Baekja white porcelain
The
Western Inscription
(edited)
July 31st Class 11:
Wiki:
"
Dasan
"
Jeong Yak-yong
Chou-ui-seonsa
Revives Tea Traditions
(2 pages)
Wiki:
"
Danwon
" Kim Hong-do (painter)
Changd
eok-gung Palace
with Biwon Garden
More Changdeok Photos
Photos of the beautiful Garden!
Changgyeong-gung Palace
Korean Family Names
Ship-jangsaeng:
the Twelve
"Ten Symbols
of Longevity"
(9 pages, mostly photos)
Korean Christianity
Gyeongbok-gung Palace
Wiki:
King
Gojong
--> Emperor
Seoul's Imperial
Temple of Heaven
(2 pages)
Deoksu
-gung Palace
Jeong-dong Neighborhood
Wiki:
Eulsa Treaty
of 1910
August 3rd Class 12:
Wiki:
March
1st
Independence
Movement
Tapgol Park 1
Tapgol Park 2
Cheondo-gyo (Cheondoism)
Activist-Monk "Manhae" Han Yong-un
Wiki:
Historian
"Danjae"
S
hin
Chae-ho
Wiki:
Historian
"Gongnyuk"
Choe
Nam-
seo
n
Kim Gu memorials at Hyochang Park
August 4th Class 13:
Wiki: The
Korean War
Wiki:
Syngman Rhee
(1st President)
Wiki:
Kim Il-sung
Buddhist Masters:
Gyeongheo (1826~1912)
Mangong (1871~1946)
Beophui (1887~ 1975)
Hyobong (1888~1966)
first Supreme National Patriarch
Gusan (1909~1983)
Seongcheol (1912~1993)
7th/8th Supreme National Patriarch
Seungsahn (1927~2004)
Dorim
Beopjeon
(1925 ~ )
11th/current Supreme National Patriarch
August 5th Class 14:
Wiki:
Kim
Jong-il
w
iki:
Park Chu
ng
-H
ee
(
3rd
President)
wiki: Korean Nationalism
Stress and Depression
Economic Success
Prostitution Problems
Victim Mentality
SK's Education Crisis
Wiki:
Korean Christianity
wiki: Chun Doo-hwan (5th President)
wiki: Chun Doo-hwan (
6
th President)
wiki: Roh
Tae-woo (7th President)
wiki: Kim
Young-sam (8th President)
wiki: Kim
Dae-jung (9th President)
wiki: Roh
Moo-hyun (
10
th President)
wiki: Roh
Moo-hyun (
1
1
th President)
wiki: Lee
Myung-bak (1
2
th President)
wiki: Park Geun-hye (13th President)
North Korean Defectors in the South
B.R
.
Myers on Korean Root Culture
The Moon Cult
Most Defectors Suffer from Depression
Foreigners Make Up 3.4% of Population
Worry About Aftermath of Reunification
July 30th Class 10:
wiki: King
Sejong
the Great
Mike Kalton's N-C &
"
Toegye
" Yi Hwang
Intro
Dos
an-s
eowon
in Andong
Cheongryang-san
Mtn
(
temple founded by Wonhyo
)
wiki: "Yulgok" Yi I -- rival great philosopher
w
iki:
The
Imjin
War 1592-98
Master Hyujeong (Seosan-daesa), Protector of the Nation
Jogye Order on
Seosan-daesa
-- Warrior
Seon
Master
wiki: Warrior-Monk
Samyeong
-dang-daesa
w
iki:
Namhan
-S
anseong
Fortress
Dong-myo Shrine in Seoul
Sam-Hwangje
Ceremony for Three Ming Emperors