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Writing system and Hangul

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Course syllabus

This course will be an overview how Koreans have adopted Buddhism in a variety of languages and characters.
The Korean language and writing system combined Buddhism from India, which flowed into the Korean Peninsula through China, resulting in the creation of many Buddhist linguistics.
Through this course, students will be able to understand the various worlds of Buddhism expressed in Korean language and characters, as well as the culture and mind of Koreans.
Instructor

KIM Jongjin
Professor of the Academy of Buddhist Studies at Dongguk University

JUNG Wooyoung
Professor Emeritus in the Department of Korean Language and Literature at Dongguk University

HWANG Seon-yeop
Professor in the Department of Korean Language and Literature at Seoul National University

KIM Sŭng-ho
Professor Emeritus in the Department of Korean Language Education at Dongguk University

Lecture titles

Week	Lecture titles	Instructor
1	The History of the Writing System and Language in Korea	JUNG Wooyoung
2	Hyangga and Hyangch'al	HWANG Seon-yeop
3	Buddhist scriptures and Kugyŏl	HWANG Seon-yeop
4	The Creation of Hangŭl and Buddhism	JUNG Wooyoung
5	The Vernacular Editions of Buddhist Books	JUNG Wooyoung
6	The Narratives in Buddhist Sutras	KIM Sŭng-ho
7	Hangŭl Buddhist Novels	KIM Sŭng-ho
8	Hangŭl Buddhist Kasa (Lyrics)	KIM Jongjin
9	Buddhist Journals in Modern Times	KIM Jongjin
10	The Korean Translation of Buddhist Sutras	KIM Jongjin

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