Abstract
King Taejong of the Tang Dynasty said to abolish King Seondeok of Silla. because King Seondeok was a woman. This is an official statement to the envoy of Silla. The envoys would have come to Silla and delivered the words of King Taejong of Tang. In the Samguksagi(三國史記), there is no discussion related to the words of King Taejong. However, in the records of the nine-story pagoda at Hwangnyongsa Temple in the Samgukyousa(三國遺事), it was said that if the nine-story pagoda was built at Hwangnyongsa Temple, Guhan(九韓) would come and pay tribute. In this way, if the king of Silla receives tribute from Guhan, it must be sacred. This sacredness of King Seondeok can be seen by the words of the the Bodhisattva of wisdom. Bodhisattva of wisdom said: The king of Silla is the royal family of India. The king of Silla was different from the barbarians in the east because of the Buddha''s record. Bodhisattva of wisdom said that the king of Silla was sacred. In the end, King Taejong of the Tang Dynasty said there was a problem because King of Silla was a woman. This logic of King Taejong of the Tang Dynasty is refuted by the words of the Bodhisattva of wisdom. However, the phrase of the Hwangnyongsa Pagoda in Samgukyousa(三國遺事) is the same as the Guhan(九韓) cited in Dongdoseungribgi(東都成立記). The Guhan(九韓) cited in Dongdoseungribgi(東都成立記) are Japan, Zhonghua(中華), Owel(吳越) and others. Here, attention is paid to Zhonghua (中華) and Owel(吳越). Zhonghua refers to the Tang Dynasty of the reign of King Seondeok of Silla, and Owel refers to South China, which the Tang has as a territory. A spiritual person told Jajang(慈藏) that if Silla built a nine-story pagoda in Hwangryongsa Temple, Goohan would come and pay tribute. At the suggestion of Jajang, King Seondeok built a nine-story pagoda at Hwangnyongsa Temple. This was the will to receive tribute from the Tang, which is expressed in Junghoa(中華) and Oweal(吳越). The fact that Junghoa (中華) and Oweal(吳越) will pay tribute shows the independence of Silla. There is an event that caused this record to appear. It was the logic of Tang Taejong that a woman could not be a king.
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