Abstract
In this article, we analyze how Japanese Buddhist monks are described in history textbooks in both Korea and Japan. At this time, I consider that history textbooks are texts that intensively show recent research trends while containing research achievements accumulated in the academic world for many years. Among Korean history textbooks, 『East Asian History』 and 『World History』, which contain descriptions of Japanese history, are analyzed. Among Japanese textbooks, 『Japanese History B』 textbook, which covers pre-modern history, is mainly considered. Furthermore, this thesis attempts to analyze the description of monks who entered the Tang and Song dynasties in relation to the context of 'Kento-shi (Japanese envoy to Tang China)' and 'Kokufu Bunka (Japan's original national culture)'. Through this, I expect to be able to confirm how the narratives related to traveling monks have been positioned within the conventional understanding of history maintained by Japanese academia for a long time. And I think it will be possible to confirm how the schematized explanation method influenced the amount, content, and form of the description about monks.
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