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

This paper shows a class of Goseung-jeon (高僧傳, highly virtuous Buddhist stories) and a collection and reference of Goseung-munjip (高僧文集, highly virtuous Buddhist story books). A class of Goseung-jeon are just like the『 Haedonggoseung-jeon (海東高僧傳)』 and 『Samguk-yousa (三國遺事)』 in the Koryöynasty and 『Dogguk-seongni-rok (東國僧尼錄)』 and 『Dongsa-yoel-jeon (東師列傳)』 in the Chosõ dynasty but most of them are Buddhist monks(高僧) after the middle ages. In the case of ancient Buddhist monks, they can supplement in Japan’s and China’s Goseung-jeon . And a quotation books from Buddhist monks after the Koryöynasty, a collection of Goseung-munjip or a monumental inscription of Buddhist monks after the middle ages should be classified, translated and republished on the Tripitaka and『 Hangukbulgyojeonsû(韓國佛敎全書)』. So we need to focus on the fact that Buddhist monks played an important role in Korean Buddhism and expanded the Korean history.