Korean Journal of Buddhist Studies ISSN:1598-0642(Print) 불교학연구

This paper establishes a desirable translation mechanism for Buddhist scriptures contemplating the action of Toe(in this paper Kukyol and Toe are used interchangeably as the meaning of the former is similar to the latter) on the translation of Buddhist scriptures. The correlation between Hyeonto and translation will be analyzed focusing on ‘Category and Segment’ and ‘Format and Metaphor’ in investigating my translation of Chimungyeonghun, amongst other Buddhist scriptures(of which learners are monks at the initial stage of training). ChapterⅠpresents post position and conjugation ending words that appear in translated versions published of Chimungyeonghun and Gangyeongdogam. The implication of Hyeonto on the governing scope of the verb, complement structure, and concord of the main predicate is studied in ChapterⅡ that discovers that not only the meaning and the role of verbs are ambiguous as many of the scriptures accommodate the precedent Hyeonto as it is; in addition, the lengthened sentences lower legibility. ChapterⅢ investigates the impact of Hyeonto on an antithesis, the style of metaphor and this reveals that the style of original ones are distorted and it is uneconomical that post-modification were adequately translated into Chinese. Hyeonto helps in the understanding of Chinese characters as well as exposes an obstacle for translation of itself. I may be better to translate the Buddhist scriptures after marking which well expresses post-modification and antithesis analyzing Baekmoon(白文; unpunctuated Chinese composition) after deleting Hyeonto although; however, the value of Hyeonto(a precedent achievement) cannot be neglected.