구하천보의 불교사상 고찰

Abstract

Buddhist monk, Ven. Guha Cheonbo(1872-1965) is one of the foreknowledge that watched the late Joseon Dynasty, the Korean Empire, Japanese colonial era, independence, and the founding of the Republic of Korea. Ven. Guha was a disciple of Ven. Seonghae Namgeo, devoted his life to protecting and developing Tongdosa Temple from the time of his marriage, and was a Buddhist monk who practiced nirvana. Ven. Guha never gave in even in the face of poor conditions and tried to overcome reality. He guided his disciples based on Tongdosa Temple, actively engaged in local missionary work, and devoted himself to the development of the Jogye Order. In this study, I analyzed the life of Ven. Guha and analyzed his writings contributed to the magazine, Chuksanborim. And based on this analysis, his Buddhist ideas were derived. Ven. Guha's Buddhist ideas can be summarized into four categories: pragmatist reform, asceticism through penance, the middle of ideology and reality, and great equality based on great freedom. These ideas were embodied and practiced in the process of Ven. Guha's missionary activities.