Park Younghwan
朴永焕
Contact
piao@dongguk.edu
Field of Study
Literature
Years of Stay at HYI
Mar 2023 to Aug 2023
University Affiliation (Current)
Dongguk University
Younghwan Park is an Emeritus Professor of Chinese Literature at Dongguk University (since September 2024) and a Visiting Scholar at the Center for Chinese Studies and the Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. He received his Ph.D. in Classical Chinese Literature from Peking University. He served as a professor at Dongguk University from 1997 to 2024, where he also held positions as Director of the International Language Institute and Director of the Office of International Affairs.
His research focuses on Song Dynasty Zen Buddhism and poetry, Confucian-Buddhist synthesis in East Asia, Humanistic Buddhism in China and Taiwan, and premodern Korea-China cultural exchange. He has conducted academic visits at leading institutions including Peking University, Zhejiang University, Taiwan University, Kyoto University, Harvard University, Academia Sinica, and the Center for Chinese Studies.
His major publications include A Study on Sushi’s Zen Poems (1995), Understanding of Zen in Song Poetry (2018), and Cultural Korean Wave and China & Japan (2008). His recent work centers on rare Korean Buddhist manuscripts held at the Harvard-Yenching Library and the development of regional religious thought in East Asia.
Recent Publications
Understanding of Zen in Song Poetry, Unjusa, 2018“The Dual Phenomenon of Confucian Culture in Korea and China – The Death and Resurrection of Confucius,” The International Journal of Advanced Smart Convergence Volume 8 Number 1, March 2019“Ok Gwan-bin’s modern Buddhist innovation movement in China and the establishment of ‘medical company Fo Ci’- Focusing on Ahn Chang-ho’s connection with the Enlightenment Movement,” Journal Studies of Seon Culture, 2020.“The Characteristic of the Integration of Buddhism and Confucianism in Taiwan’s Humanistic Buddhism,” The Journal of the Korean Association for Buddhist Studies, vol.88, 2018“The Current Collection and Preservation Status of the Rare Buddhist Books of the Goryeŏ Period in the Yenching Library of Harvard,” The Journal of East-West Comparative Literature, vol.55, 2021“The Monk Army System in the Chosǒn Dynasty and Its Significance in Zen History-Focusing on the record of “The True Record of Chosun Dynasty”,” Journal of Seon Studies, vol.58, 2021“The Prelude to the Cultural Clash between Korea and China, the Historical Significance of the Dano Festival Debate,” Dongbuga Yeoksa Nonchong, vol.76, 2022
“Min Yong-gyu’s Friendship with Hu Shih and the Harvard-Yenching Institute” Korea, Seon Culture Research, Vol. 35, December 2023.
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