월산선사의 중도선사상(2)

Abstract

This research examines Middle Way Thought of Seon by Great Seon Master Wolsan (1913-1997) as follows : First, the topic of Wolsan's Hwadu (話頭) was 'What is it?.' In the meantime, he taught Seon meditation in various ways. There is a difference according to their capabilities between the actual guide for the senior monks of Seon monastery and the more suitable for the layperson. He emphasizes the need to turn to the salvation of sentient beings. It was presented the method of expressing the meditator's deluded views (見處), the Gatha hymn practice, and the own mind (自心) as the keeping the original and true mind (守本眞心). Second, Wolsan explained what the meditators in Seon monastery should practice from a middle way point of view. He suggested was the moderate method, which is to concentrate on the Hwadu. But it was to abandon both sides, and to take a middle way stance in accordance with one's own tenacity. Wolsan's middle way thought of Seon (中道禪) means that we chooses the optimal method of training according to his or her strength. He said, "The middle way is to not throw away a single, and the ultimate principle to not give up even one mind is the way." Third, it is necessary to concentrate at Seokguram Grotto(石窟庵), which marked the end of the Silk Road. It should be noted that the Bodhidharma came to China via the Maritime Silk Road, and the Chan (Seon) practice was transmitted to the Shaolin Cave. Afterwards, Wolsan devoted himself to Seokguram, a representative cave in Korea, and opened Bulguk Seonwon to spread his way. In particular, it can be inferred that he practiced in the crypt of Jeokcheonsa Temple in Cheongdo, performed valiantly at Seokguram as an extension of that line, that his ceremonies are similar to practice of the Bodhidharma's Shaolin Cave.