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Place of Publication: Dongguk University Press Seoul, Korea 1993.



I. Introduction:

Buddhism is the root of Korean culture despite periods of rise and decline in popularity. Buddhism combined with Confucianism is the combined practice of the Korean culture today. Buddhism was used to satisfy personal needs and Confucianism was used to satisfy political needs, all needs were met by intergrading the two philosophies. The combination of the two practices has knitted the Korean culture as we see today.



II. General Information:

The book is about the evolution Buddhism underwent throughout Korean history to ultimately lead to the Korean belief system used today—ideas of Buddhism and Confucianism shared. The author is not specified in the book. The book was edited by the Korean Buddhist Research Institute. This book is written by Korean scholars who have studied Buddhism in Korea. This is the scholar’s home, where they have lived......

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