설악 무산의 한국선종사 인식과 ‘설악산문’

Abstract

Seorak Musan(雪嶽霧山, 1932~2018), a great patriarch, is famous for his pen name Cho Oh-Hyeon(曺五鉉). The 200 pieces of sijo he left behind were praised by many literary figures, and he is evaluated as the person who first pioneered the field of ‘Korean Seon sijo’. From the time he became the elder master of Shinheungsa Buddhist Temple in 1992 until his death, Musan worked hard for the founding of Seorak Seon Sect. Musan wrote an article titled “The meaning of hanging a signboard on Seorak Seon Sect.” Although it is a short article, his perception of the history of the Korean Seon Order and the purpose of the founding of the Seon Sect are implicitly well contained in this article. This paper is written with the purpose of examining the founding of Seorak Seon Sect and its significance in Korean Buddhism history, focusing on the article written by Musan. After 500 years of history, the Jogye Order was rebuilt in 1941 as the ‘Jogye Order of Joseon Buddhism’ and then as the ‘Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism’ in 1962. And in the current Jogye Order's Order constitution, Doeui is specified as the founder of the Order (宗祖). As such, the Jogye Order and Doeui, the founder of the sect, were thrilled to be resurrected in history, but the history of the Seon Sect of nine mountains ended up remaining as a history of ‘severance’. In Korean Buddhism history since the 20thcentury, the founding of Seorak Seon Sect by Musan was a major event comparable to the reconstruction of the Jogye Order. In particular, the purpose of ‘Jogyeseonpung Siwondoryang Seorak Seon Sect(曹溪禪風始原道場雪嶽山門)’, which he advocated, is more valuable in that it was established based on the history of Korean Seon Buddhism or a historical consciousness that penetrates the core of the history of the Jogye Order. Musan is a high priest who revived the history of Seon Sect of the Jogye Order, which had been cut off, as a history of ‘succession’. In modern Korean Buddhist history, these achievements of Musan will need to be continuously evaluated and promoted.