Temple BulguksaLe temple Bulguksa est situé dans la province de Gyeongsang du Nord (Corée du Sud), à environ quatre kilomètres à l'ouest de la grotte de Seokguram. Il abrite sept trésors nationaux, dont Dabotap et Seokgatap, Cheongun-gyo (« Pont du nuage bleu »), et deux statues du Bouddha en bronze. Il est classé historique et scénique par le gouvernement sud-coréen. Il figure avec la grotte de Seokguram sur la liste du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO depuis 1995. Il est considéré un chef-d'œuvre de l'âge d'or de l'art bouddhiste dans le royaume de Silla.
Pŏphŭng de SillaBeopheung of Silla (r. 514–540 AD) was the 23rd monarch of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was preceded by King Jijeung (r. 500–514) and succeeded by King Jinheung. By the time of his reign, Buddhism had become fairly common in Silla, as it had been introduced much earlier by Goguryeo monks during King Nulji's reign. One of King Beopheung's ministers, a man named Ichadon, was a Buddhist convert who had even shaved his head and took the tonsure.
MaranantaMarananta est un moine bouddhiste du Gandhara, dans le Pakistan actuel, qui a introduit le bouddhisme dans le sud de la péninsule coréenne au , notamment dans le royaume de Paekche. Il a été parmi les premiers à introduire le bouddhisme dans la péninsule coréenne. Le Samguk Yusa (Gestes mémorables des trois royaumes) le présente comme celui qui a apporté le bouddhisme à Paekche, en parallèle à Sundo au Koguryo et à Ado à Silla. Marananta est venu à Paekche en passant par la Chine des Jin dans le neuvième mois lunaire de 384, l'année du couronnement du roi Chimnyu.
Taoism in KoreaTaoism or "Do" is thought to be the earliest state philosophy for the Korean people. However, its influence waned with the introduction of Buddhism during the Goryeo kingdom as the national religion and the dominance of neo-Confucianism during the Joseon dynasty. Despite its diminished influence during those periods, it permeated all strata of the Korean populace, integrating with its native animism as well as Buddhist and Confucian institutions, temples, and ceremonies.
Grotte de SeokguramLa grotte de Seokguram est un ermitage du complexe constitué autour du temple Bulguksa, à quatre kilomètres à l'est de ce temple. Elle se situe à d'altitude sur le mont Toham à Gyeongju en Corée du Sud. Elle est également proche de la côte est de la Corée, sur la mer du Japon. En 1962, la grotte est désignée trésor national, et en 1995 est inscrite sur la liste du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO conjointement avec le temple Bulguksa.
Système Kolp'umThe bone-rank system was the system of aristocratic rank used in the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla. It was used to segregate society, and particularly the layers of the aristocracy, on the basis of their hereditary proximity to the throne and the level of authority they were permitted to wield. The idea of royal blood in other societies is a close analogue to the idea of "sacred bone" in Silla thought. Bone rank was strictly hereditary, and thus acted as a caste system. The scholar, Lee Ki-baik (1984, p.
JikjisaJikjisa is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Seon Buddhism. It is located on the slopes of Hwangaksan in Daehang-myeon, Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It may be one of the oldest temples in South Korea. Jikjisa () was established in 418 by Preceptor Ado. Buddhism, a religion originating in what is now India, was transmitted to Korea via China in the late 4th century.
TaebongTaebong (; thɛ.boŋ) was a state established by Gung Ye () on the Korean Peninsula in 901 during the Later Three Kingdoms. The state's initial name was Goryeo, after the official name of Goguryeo, a previous state in Manchuria and the northern Korean Peninsula, from the 5th century. Gung Ye changed the state's name to Majin in 904, and eventually to Taebong in 911. When Wang Geon overthrew Gung Ye and founded the Goryeo dynasty, he restored its original name.
TenmuL' ou Tenmu tennō, né en 622 ou 631 et décédé le est le quarantième empereur du Japon, selon l'ordre traditionnel de la succession. Il a régné de 672 à sa mort. Tenmu était le plus jeune fils de l'empereur Jomei et de l'impératrice Saimei, et le frère cadet de l'empereur Tenji. Son nom personnel était prince Ō-ama. À sa mort, son épouse et nièce lui succède sur le trône et devient l'impératrice Jitō. Le seul et unique document sur sa vie est le Nihon shoki.
GeunchogoGeunchogo of Baekje, Chogo II of Baekje (324–375, r. 346–375) was the 13th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He reigned over the apex of Baekje's powers. Geunchogo was the fourth son of the 11th king Biryu and became king upon the death of the 12th king Gye. His reign seems to have marked the permanent ascendancy of the descendants of the 5th king Chogo (reflected in Geunchogo's name) over those of the 8th king Goi, and ended the alternating kingship of the two lines.
