원효의 정토사상에 담긴 화쟁의 정신

Abstract

How is Wonhyo's thought of harmonization unfolded inside of Wonhyo’s thought of pure land. This is the purpose of this paper. After knowing that the thought of pure land is very necessary to the simple people of Sila dynasty, he let them know the thought of pure land through writing the books. In these books, we can feel the spirit of his unique harmonization. First of all, the chapter of pure land has 2 parts: the shape of pure land and the co-ownership in pure land. In the shape of pure land, his saying about the two kinds of gateway let us know that he interprets the scripture based on the intention of the author. And in the co-ownership of pure land, his words, "All theories are right and wrong simultaneously," make us to infer that he awake the importance of real meaning. Secondly, the chapter of cultivation has 2 parts: the cause of establishment and the cause of birth. In the cause of establishment, when he said that all theories are right because they depend on the scripture, he expressed the idea that all scriptures are right. And in the cause of birth, when he decided that they needed not to argue on the matter, he exposed his great amount of study on the scripture. Lastly, the chapter of people has also 2 parts: Amitabha and sentient beings. In the Amitabha, he awakes the ordinary people from ignorance and misunderstanding through presenting the true meaning of the passages of the scriptures. And in the sentient beings, he gives us the exact meaning of the passage of the scriptures despite the lack of common structure of harmonious discussion.