This thesis, after the pilgrimage of the Buddhism historic remains as a member of The Korean East West Mind Science Association is a thought on Huei-chao Diary : Memoir of the Pilgimage to the Five Regions of India(往五天竺國傳) written by Huei-chao, the great Buddhist monk of Shilla Dynasty. Huei-chao Diary : Memoir of the Pilgimage to the Five Regions of India(往五天竺國傳) was buried for 1,300 years, and then was found in the Touen-houang‘s stone cave, but was transferred to France while the Western Powers tried to plunder the literature, letting the world know its real value finally.
This thesis aims at ①taking a close looking at Buddhist culture of Touen-houang, especially the way Huei-chao Diary : Memoir of the Pilgimage to the Five Regions of India(往五天竺國傳) was lost and then known to the world again, and ②examining how the Western Powers plundered the literature of Touen-houang, and finally ③analyzing the almost identical places a group of Buddhist Pilgrims of The Korean East West Mind Science Association visited and the monk, Huei-chao went through.
The range and contents this thesis tries to cover are as follows; ① introduction, ②geopolitical background of Touen-houang, ③the birth of Touen-houang, ④the loss of Buddhist literature of Touen-houang(藏經洞), ⑤an outline of the present Buddhist remains of Touen-houang, ⑥the life of Huei-chao, ⑦the consideration of places a group of Buddhist Pilgrims of The Korean East West Mind Science Association visited and Huei-chao went through, ⑧Discussion and consideration.
Key words : Touen-houang, 往五天竺國傳, Huei-chao