A Study on the Establishment of Pochonka and Chonmun yucho in the Early Choson Dynasty
We investigated the formation of Pochonka (Song of the Sky Pacers) and Chonmun yucho (Selected and classified writings on astrology) of the early Choson dynasty. We recognized that the songs in these books were deeply influenced by those in a Chinese book Tong-zhi published in 1161 A.D., based on th...
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| description | We investigated the formation of Pochonka (Song of the Sky Pacers) and Chonmun yucho (Selected and classified writings on astrology) of the early Choson dynasty. We recognized that the songs in these books were deeply influenced by those in a Chinese book Tong-zhi published in 1161 A.D., based on the following facts; the contnts of both treatises are described in the same order; the first phrase of the song for Thai-wei-yuan has composed of five words rather than seven words; in particular, Choson`s Pochonka has the song that describes the position of the Milky Way relative to asterisms, which was supplemented by the author Zheng Qiao. Since Tong-zhi were brought into Koryo in 1364 A.D., Choson`s Pochonka must be formed after that time. In particular, compared with Chinese Pu-tien-ko, Choson`s Pochonka stresses the colors of asterisms in order to represent the origin of each asterism with respect to the astronomers, Shih-shen, Kan-te, and Wu-Hsien. We also find that the star-charts in Pochonka and Chonsang-yolcha-punyajido (Chart of the asterisms and the regions they govern) published in the early Choson dynasty are significantly similar in names, number of stars, and shapes of asterisms in them. This fact means that the star-charts in Pochonka originated from either the parent chart of Chonsang-yolcha-punyajido or Chonsang-yolcha-punyajido itself. The parent rubbing was reappeared in 1392 A.D. and carved on stele in 1396 A.D., and so the publication of Pochonka can be dated back to A.D. 1392. Chonmun yucho is a book that was formed by footnoting Pochonka with astrological descriptions in Chinese treatises. The formation period of Chonmun yucho is estimated to be 1440-1450 A.D. from the facts such as the biographical survey of the author Yi Sunji. Furthermore, Pochonka was adopted as a textbook of the government service examination for the astronomy division in Soungwan or the Royal Bureau of Astronomy in 1430 A.D.. We inferred from these facts that Choson`s Pochonka was formed between 1392 A.D. and 1430 A.D. as a part of establishment of the cultural and political foundation of the Choson dynasty by adopting the advanced system of the Song dynasty. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a7cb407d6ad04c8a8c46ffaa1fb233432024-01-02T12:23:13ZengThe Korean Space Science SocietyJournal of Astronomy and Space Sciences2093-55872093-14092009-12-0126462163410.5140/JASS.2009.26.4.621A Study on the Establishment of Pochonka and Chonmun yucho in the Early Choson DynastySang-Hyeon Ahn0ICAP, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon 305-348, KoreaWe investigated the formation of Pochonka (Song of the Sky Pacers) and Chonmun yucho (Selected and classified writings on astrology) of the early Choson dynasty. We recognized that the songs in these books were deeply influenced by those in a Chinese book Tong-zhi published in 1161 A.D., based on the following facts; the contnts of both treatises are described in the same order; the first phrase of the song for Thai-wei-yuan has composed of five words rather than seven words; in particular, Choson`s Pochonka has the song that describes the position of the Milky Way relative to asterisms, which was supplemented by the author Zheng Qiao. Since Tong-zhi were brought into Koryo in 1364 A.D., Choson`s Pochonka must be formed after that time. In particular, compared with Chinese Pu-tien-ko, Choson`s Pochonka stresses the colors of asterisms in order to represent the origin of each asterism with respect to the astronomers, Shih-shen, Kan-te, and Wu-Hsien. We also find that the star-charts in Pochonka and Chonsang-yolcha-punyajido (Chart of the asterisms and the regions they govern) published in the early Choson dynasty are significantly similar in names, number of stars, and shapes of asterisms in them. This fact means that the star-charts in Pochonka originated from either the parent chart of Chonsang-yolcha-punyajido or Chonsang-yolcha-punyajido itself. The parent rubbing was reappeared in 1392 A.D. and carved on stele in 1396 A.D., and so the publication of Pochonka can be dated back to A.D. 1392. Chonmun yucho is a book that was formed by footnoting Pochonka with astrological descriptions in Chinese treatises. The formation period of Chonmun yucho is estimated to be 1440-1450 A.D. from the facts such as the biographical survey of the author Yi Sunji. Furthermore, Pochonka was adopted as a textbook of the government service examination for the astronomy division in Soungwan or the Royal Bureau of Astronomy in 1430 A.D.. We inferred from these facts that Choson`s Pochonka was formed between 1392 A.D. and 1430 A.D. as a part of establishment of the cultural and political foundation of the Choson dynasty by adopting the advanced system of the Song dynasty.http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kosss/OJOOBS/2009/v26n4/OJOOBS_2009_v26n4_621.pdfPochonkaSong of the Sky pacersChonmun yuchoselected and classified writings on astrology |
| spellingShingle | Sang-Hyeon Ahn A Study on the Establishment of Pochonka and Chonmun yucho in the Early Choson Dynasty Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences Pochonka Song of the Sky pacers Chonmun yucho selected and classified writings on astrology |
| title | A Study on the Establishment of Pochonka and Chonmun yucho in the Early Choson Dynasty |
| title_full | A Study on the Establishment of Pochonka and Chonmun yucho in the Early Choson Dynasty |
| title_fullStr | A Study on the Establishment of Pochonka and Chonmun yucho in the Early Choson Dynasty |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Study on the Establishment of Pochonka and Chonmun yucho in the Early Choson Dynasty |
| title_short | A Study on the Establishment of Pochonka and Chonmun yucho in the Early Choson Dynasty |
| title_sort | study on the establishment of pochonka and chonmun yucho in the early choson dynasty |
| topic | Pochonka Song of the Sky pacers Chonmun yucho selected and classified writings on astrology |
| url | http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kosss/OJOOBS/2009/v26n4/OJOOBS_2009_v26n4_621.pdf |
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