<진정사효선쌍미>의 서사 분석과 효선 재해석

Abstract

<Jinjeongsa Hyoseon Ssangmi(眞定師孝善雙美)> is included in the “Hyoseon(孝善, filial peity and good deed)” section of Samguk Yusa(三國遺事), and the title also suggests ‘Hyoseon Ssangmi(孝善雙美)’. This means that <Jinjeongsa Hyoseon Ssangmi> serves as a clue to understanding the character of the entire Hyoseon section. In this article, by analyzing the actions of the characters in the narrative context, it is revealed that filial piety and good deed have multiple meanings, and that the meaning of filial piety and good deed changes depending on the relationship between filial piety and good deed. The narrative switches twice depending on changes in the person’s mind or behavior, so it is largely divided into three paragraphs. The first narrative shows Jinjeong’s filial piety through his mother’s almsgiving. In the second narrative, there is an argument between Jinjeong who wants to delay becoming a monk and his mother who urges him to become a monk immediately and hear Buddha dharma. In the third narrative, Jinjeong’s entrance into samadhi after becoming a monk, Uisang and his disciples' lecture on the Avatamsaka Sutra, and his mother’s rebirth in heaven are sequentially described. Jinjeong’s filial piety and good deed are well revealed in the first and third narratives. In the first narrative, Jinjeong fulfilled his filial piety by observing his mother’s will, and in the third narrative, he became a monk and reached the state of entering samadhi. This is the first meaning of ‘Hyoseon Ssangmi’: practicing filial piety before becoming a monk and practicing good deeds after becoming a monk. And the act of becoming a monk and practicing Buddhism is both good deed and filial piety. Reaching the state of enlightenment called entering samadhi is the result of good deed and the completion of filial piety. This is the second meaning of ‘Hyoseon Ssangmi’. Jinjeong’s mother is a woman who practiced good deeds long before her son’s practice. In the first narrative, she showed that she gaved alms without even thinking about giving, and in the second narrative, she showed that not only was she equipped with wisdom, but she also broke her attachment to her son. Furthermore, in the third narrative, the fact that Uisang and his disciples gave lectures on the Avatamsaka Sutra for 90 days shows that the mother had reached a certain level of understanding of the Avatamsaka doctrine. Since the mother’s self-discipline is emphasized behind the narrative, it is reasonable to interpret her rebirth in heaven as a result of her own good deeds. Thus, the third meaning of Hyoseon Ssangmi is that Jinjeong’s filial piety and his mother’s good deeds shine beautifully together.