중세 위구르 장편시 『복락지혜(福樂智慧)』와 중원전통문화

• Published in: 중국연구 Vol. 82; pp. 93 - 118
• Main Authors: 정병윤, Jung Byung Yoon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국외국어대학교 중국연구소 31.03.2020; 중국연구소
• Subjects: Ancient Uyghur; Karakhanid dynasty; Kutadgu Bilig; The Central China cultural factor; The Wisdom of Royal Glory; 중국어와문학
• ISSN: 1225-8695; 2713-5950
• DOI: 10.18077/chss.2020.82..006

『Kutadgu Bilig(The Wisdom of Royal Glory)』 is a long-written narrative poem written in the ancient Uighur language from 1069 to 1070 by Yusuf Khass Hajib during the Karakhanid Dynasty. This poem is composed of more than 6,600 verses, and there are four figures in the poem: the king ‘Richu’ who symbolizes fairness and the law, the ‘Yueyuan’ who symbolizes fortune, ‘Xianming’ who symbolizes wisdom, and ‘Juexing’ who symbolizes satisfaction. Through the dialogue of these characters, the author expresses what the ideal country he wishes to be. The Karakhanid Dynasty is located in the west of the Pamir Plateau, a geographically remote region from the Central China, and the Kashgar, where is written 『Kutadgu Bilig』 is now part of the Chinese province of Xinjiang, but it is also too far from the Central China. In the 11th century when 『Kutadgu Bilig』 was written, the psychological distance of people at that time would have been much more than the geographical distance felt by modern people due to the lack of traffic. Nevertheless, 『Kutadgu Bilig』 has many the Central China cultural colors in it. In this paper, we examine the specific aspects by subdividing them into the views of Confucian virtue ethics, Confucian politics, Confucian nature-human integration, and taoistic view of life. Finally, we consider the reasons why the Central China cultural factors appeared in this work.