우요칠잡에 대한 고찰 - 붓다의 다비식을 중심으로

Abstract

There is Yojap (繞匝) that is one of the various manners of worship for Buddha. It is the worshiper's practice while walking around the Buddha, who is the object of worship, and is generally referred to as ‘U-yo-3-jap (右繞三匝)’. However, in the scriptures, the object, direction, and number of Yojap are not limited to ‘Buddha’, ‘U-yo’, and ‘3jap’, and appear in a wide variety of forms. Nevertheless, when speaking of Yojap, it means that only ‘Uyo3jap’ is spoken, and furthermore, Yojap research is covered in part in Buddhist architecture and Tabdori (Going-round-pagoda), etc., but there are no specialized research papers. In this study, we explored U-yo-7-jap, which has a slightly different aspect from U-yo-3-jap, and in particular, it was considered in relation to the Buddha's cremation ceremony. It is because most of the Uyo3jap is a manner of living flesh (生身) Buddha, whereas Uyo7jap is related to Buddha’s cremation ceremony or Buddha’s light. The 7jap at the Buddha's cremation ceremony, which accepted Chakravartin funeral ritual as it is, includes when the Buddha’s brass crown passes the Kusinagara gates, when it arrives at Dabijang (Buddhist funeral ritual) and comes around the juniper, and when Gwakshissangbu (Showing two feet out of the coffin) is shown to Kashyapa. Among these, the most complex aspect is when the Buddha’s golden crown passes through the Kusinagara gate, and the direction shown in “the 2nd Half of Maha Parinirvana Sutra” was a mixture of Uyo, Gwayo, and Jikjin. Therefore, in this paper, it is not called ‘Uyo7jap’, but ‘7jap’. 7jap was originally a ritual given to the king of ancient India, and it symbolized the respect and appreciation of Chakravartin’s 7bo. Meanwhile, 7jap conducted to Buddha can be interpreted as 7Gakji, or Or, if it is 3jap and 4jap as preached in “the 2nd Half of Maha Parinirvana Sutra”, it can also be seen as 3 Worlds and 4 Lives. Investigations of Yojap is important in identifying the characteristics of Tabdori (Going‐round‐pagoda) when visiting the temple hall in Jae ritual such as 49Jae (Jae; Buddhist service for the dead) in Korean Buddhism, and will be a future research task.