Hyeonjeong non

15th century Korean essay
Hyeonjeong non
Hangul
현정론
Hanja
顯正論
Revised RomanizationHyeongjeongnon
McCune–ReischauerHyŏngjŏngnon

Hyeonjeong non (Korean: 현정론; Hanja: 顯正論; lit. Exposition of the Correct) was an essay written at the beginning of the Joseon period, defending Buddhism against the attacks of a rising antagonistic Neo-Confucian movement. It was written in a single fascicle, by the Korean Buddhist monk Gihwa (1376-1433).

See also

  • Korean philosophy
  • Korean Buddhism
  • Korean Confucianism
  • English translation by Charles Muller