지장사상에 관한 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this research thesis is to study ideas of Kstigarbha , with the focus on "Kstigarbha's Sambookyung" or " Kstigarbha's Three Way Buddhist Guidelines". Kstigarbha is a Buddhist Saint who is willing to designate the hell world as the field of moralization, in order to rescue people out of the hell. Kstigarbha is the god of earth and the Buddhist Saint of affluence and people's salvation and the Great Buddha devoting to people's salvation. Kstigarbha's Ten Buddhist Tenet Text states the underpinnings, principles and categories of people's salvation. Kstigarbha's Fundamental Guideline Text focuses on the salvation of people who fall into the hell world. Also, this text makes the observation on public good and virtue that the belief system of Kstigarbha pursues, namely, the 10 practical good, 28 mutual good and 7 moral good. Good and Evil-Predicting Text describes individual karma of the each three life, say, previous, present and future's life, through Buddhist service, penance and prayers. Such rituals are considered not merely intriguing and superstitious practice but the road to the full moralists. Also, this induces the general people to have a sense of curiosity for it and cultivate their moral training and disciplines. In particular, this text provides guidelines for the ailing and weak general public living in the toughest times. According to such guidelines, the ideas of Kstigarbha aim to predict 10 good and evils, and find out the three karma in the past, present and future life. In the end, such ideas encourage the general public to look back on the each three life and extend benevolence. The abovestated theories are construed in the total 189 Chinese characters. But, these 189 Chinese characters put each different interpretation and annotation of theories which are presented and established In this regard, this research thesis made the comparative analysis of the ideas of Kstigarbha with the focus on "Kstigarbha's Sambookyung" or " Kstigarbha's Three Way Buddhist Guidelines". In conclusion, the ideas of Kstigarbha are those which commit to salvaging people who fall into the hell due to bad karma.