South Asian Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SARJHSS)
Volume-1 | Issue-3
Original Research Article
The Desperate Craving to Be Loved (865th To 880th of Tcheonzamun)
Hyeonhi Regina Park, Kunjoo Daegon Andrea Kim, Jiah Anna Kim, Rosa Kim, Alain Hamon, Sohwa Therese Kim, Sangdeog Augustin Kim
Published : Oct. 16, 2019
Abstract
The title of the Tcheonzamun (the Thousand Character Essay) poem is 'the person who makes us to live in a full of joy!', and it is composed of 16 letters from 865th to 880th letters from Tcheonzamun. The Zesa was established by Confucius who was the greatest scholar in China until now. Confucius lived in the period of 500 B.C. Current researchers thought that Confucius had copied this poem of (865th to 880th letters) in order to establish the Zesa (the religious service to the ancestor). The researchers considered that Korean culture preceded Chinese culture and that Koreans originally gave culture to China through Tcheonzamun. In other words, Korean culture was the foundation of Chinese culture. This is contrary to the general opinion that China is the origin of culture in Korea. Confucius misunderstood the original meaning of this Tcheonzamun poem. And the great Chinese scholar established etiquette; “Respect your dead parents!” But this etiquette was different from the original meaning of Tcheonzamun. The real meaning of the Tcheonzamun poem is an advice to the unsympathetic ancient Korean -Maeg- husband; “Love your sensible wife warmly!”