하동산 대종사와 범어사와 범어가풍의 불교정신

Abstract

Buddhist monk Ha Dong San was a great thinker from the Beomeosa Temple. He was a great Zen master. And Ha Dong San was recognized equal to Euisang, which was also from that temple, by successfully succeeding the very basic spirit of Buddhism and Euisang's idea of Haweom. If foreign ideas are introduced to a nation, they are likely to bring big changes in the politics, economy, diplomacy and culture of that nation. This was also true in relation to historic situations of the Korean peninsula since Buddhism was introduced to it. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of Euisang's ethical ideas on the society of Shilla and further the Korean society. In contrast to the Buddhist strict criticism about participation in production by those who joined the Buddhist priesthood, Euisang positively interpreted production itself as an act of Buddha from a broad point of view. Thus, it is presumed that in Shilla, Buddhist monks engaged in production activities for themselves, much contributing to raising the people's will to work. And it can be said that Euisang set fundamentals for the unification of the three kingdoms by emphasizing the spirits of mercy, national defense, retributive justice, dana and gratitude. This researcher thinks that the spirits of work, mercy, national defense, retributive justice, dana and gratitude all of which originate from monk Ha Dong San's basic spirit of Buddhism and Euisang's spirit can be the very basis on which problems the Korean society and even the world are solved.