柳成龙与中朝儒学 = Ryu Seong-ryong and Sino-Korean Confucianism

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong (柳成龙, 1542-1607) lived through the transformative decades surrounding the Imjin War, a moment when the East Asian order was shaken and the structure of Confucian lineages was reconfigured. His life exemplifies both the localization of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism in Joseon Korea and a key point of contact in Sino-Korean Confucian interaction. Drawing primarily on his Chronological Biographyand Collected Works, this study traces Ryu’s early intellectual formation―his entry into Toegye’s tradition and his reciprocal scholarly relationship with Kim Seong-il―and argues that while adhering firmly to Zhu Xi orthodoxy, he reinterpreted the aims of Neo-Confucianism by critiquing Wang Yangming’s xin-learning and promoting the principle of “upholding liand restraining Chan.” Focusing further on the Chingpirok 惩毖录(The Book of Corrections) and related materials, the paper examines Ryu’s political decisions, personnel recommendations, and proposals for military organization during the Imjin War, showing how he transformed Confucian statecraft ideals into concrete practices ―affirming Ming legitimacy, warning against Jianzhou influence, and advocating the restoration of the Chinkwan 镇官 defence system―to sustain national order in a moment of near collapse. Moreover, through analysis of his mission to Beijing, his intellectual exchange with the Ming scholar Wu Jing, and his transmission of Toegye’s Sŏnghak sipto 圣学十图(Ten Diagrams on Sage Learning) to China, this study reveals how Korean scholars continued the Chinese moral lineage while simultaneously exporting Neo-Confucian resources back into the Sinitic world. The paper concludes that Ryu Seong-ryong was not only a major carrier and practitioner of Zhu Xi learning in Joseon, but also an active node in the reciprocal formation of Sino-Korean Confucian networks, offering a valuable case for understanding the multi-centered development of East Asian Confucianism.