좌산종사시대에 있어서 원불교사회복지의 전개, 그 특징과 의의

Abstract

This study started from the problem of lack of evaluation and academic research efforts despite the rapid development of Won-Buddhism social welfare in Jwa-San Era. The purpose of this study is to examine how the Won-Buddhism social welfare has been developed in A, and to examine its features and significance. To achieve this goal, the background of Won-Buddhism’s social welfare in Jwa-San Era was examined in terms of political, socio-economic and ideological aspects, and then the contents and characteristics of Won-Buddhism’s social welfare developed at that time were examined. The results of the study are summarized as follows. First, Won-Buddhism’s social welfare in Jwa-San Era has developed directly under the influence of the government’s policy response due to changes in the regime, IMF economic crisis, low birth rate and aging. Second, Won-Buddhism’s social welfare was influenced by the perceptions of the welfare issues of the left mountain workers and the economy. Third, the method of establishing a parish unit social welfare corporation according to the ‘nationalization of welfare’ has left many problems by choosing to separate from an existing corporation rather than to establish a new corporation. Fourth, the Korean Overseas Koreans Support Project of the Won-Buddhism Social Welfare Council provided an opportunity to develop overseas business of the Won-Buddhism Social Welfare Corporation and to lay the groundwork for Chinese and North Korean cultivation. Lastly, the development of non-profit organizations created on the ideological basis of Won-Buddhism is significant in that it provided an opportunity to expand the base of Won-Buddhism’s social welfare. Despite the characteristics and significance of Won-Buddhism’s social welfare, Jwa-San Era’s Won-Buddhism social welfare has left many challenges.