허응당 보우와 장자의 인식론 – 일정(一正)과 제물(齊物) 개념을 중심으로

Abstract

Until now, Houungdang(虛應堂) Bowoo(普雨)‘s One Thing Theory(一正論) has been intensively illuminated in terms of Chanjiaoyizhi(禪敎一致) and Rufotonghe(儒佛統合). Especially in academia, Bowoo’s One Thing Theory has usually been regarded as a means of harmonizing Buddhism and Confucianism. Since it represented Buddhist values, Bowoo’s One Thing Theory has been familiarly accepted as a tool for interpreting Confucianism based on Buddhist thoughts. However, in this paper, the meaning of Bowoo’s One Thing Theory was not limited to the Relationship Theory of Confucianism and Buddhism, but was actively expanded to the context of the Thought of the Combination of the Three Religions(儒⋅佛⋅道). In addition, the philosophical significance of Bowoo’s One Thing Theory was compared with that of Taoism. This process usually suggests that the significance of the Bowoo’s One Thing Theory, which has been created through comparison with the Confucianism value, has expanded the ideological horizon where it is located. In this paper, if it is Bowoo’s One Thing Theory that represents Buddhist thinking, the representation of Taoist thinking was established by Zhuangzi’s Qiwulun(齊物論), in order to find the point of contact between Buddhist and Taoist thinking. Therefore, the main purpose of this paper is firstly, to compare Houungdang Bowoo’s One Thing Theory and Zhuangzi’s Qiwulun in philosphical context, secondly, to illuminate the ideological values of Buddhism and Taoism based on commonalities of One Thing Theory and Qiwulun, and thirdly, through this, eventually to discover the new meaning of One Thing Theory and Qiwulun, in the context of the Thought of the Combination of the Three Religions.