한국에 전해진 중국 目連救母(목련구모) 고사의 수용양상과 流變(류변) 경로 = The study of Chinese <Mulian> myth which is introduced into Korea: Focusing on reception aspects and travel path

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The myth of Mulian saving his mother (Mulian for short) which was originated in India, was introduced into Korea from China in the Goryeo Dynasty. Not much material exits about the Mulian myth both in Korea and China. This research focuses on the reception aspects and travel path of Mulian myth according to the Mulian Jing which describes the Mulian myth in Korea, China and Japan on the basis of the literature records. Mulian Jing was written both in classic Chinese and Korea. The existing variant texts which were written in classic Chinese were all 11 kinds, were neglected during the research on the Mulian myth. Based on these material, first of all, the research defines the text by systemizing the bibliography of each variant text. Secondly, the research is focused on finding the distinctiveness through the comparison between the Korean Mulian Jing and the Japanese Mulian Jing. The author have discovered the tangible but Neglected distinctiveness between the Korean Mulian Jing and the Japanese Mulian Jing. The results would be summarized as follows. Through the comparison between the Korean Mulian Jing and the Japanese Mulian Jing, it is clear that the two group texts have difference in format and phrase. According to some experts, the myth of Mulian was introduced into Japan from Korea. However, the author hold that it is possible to show that the myth of Mulian was introduced into Korea from China and was introduced into Japan from China. The continuous concern and study on the comparative study on the Korean versions of Mulian Jing could proffer a keynote to the systematic understanding of the Mulian myth.