A Study on the Thought of Neo-Confucianism by Jeong Do-jeon -With a focus on the analysis of the ideas of Anti-Buddhism-

This study aims to explore Neo-Confucianism educational thoughts of Jeong Do-jeon, a Confucian scholar in the early Joseon Dynasty by focusing on the idea of anti-Buddhism. In the process of establishing Confucianism as a national governing ideology of Joseon dynasty, Jeong Do-jeon criticized Buddhism as a theoretical basis and insisted on social reform through education by Neo-Confucianism. Jeong Do-jeon criticized Buddhism's reincarnation theory and causal theory and suggested human improvement through change of "temperature" as a core ideology of education. He emphasized that the educational goal should be set as cultivating a fair human being with moral talents for national rebuilding. He also emphasized humanity and righteousness, focusing on Confucian books such as <Saseo:four books> and <Ogyeong:five classics>. In addition, the cultivation of inner morality and the standardization of external behavior were integrated by proposing cultivation methods such as a respectful mind state(Geogyung) and self control(Geuki) for the practice of internal and external respect. Jeong Do-jeon's Neo-Confucianism educational ideology established the superiority of Confucianism through Buddhist criticism, and at the same time had a significant impact on the establishment of a government maintained academic system and educational policy in the early Joseon Dynasty. His ideas contained the practical purpose of restoring social order and promoting national development through confucianism based education and provided an important theoretical foundation for the development of Neo-Confucianism education in the Joseon Dynasty.