『화엄경』「세주묘엄품」의 문학적 표현방법에 대한 분석

Abstract

Avataṃaka-Sūtra(大方廣佛華嚴經) is the text that describes Bhudda’svast and extensive world, by comparing ‘Manhaeng’ as flowers that adornsBuddha’s world. The key message in Avataṃaka-Sūtra is “Enlighten one’seka-citta through consilience of Manbeop.” The text that this presentationwould focus on, Sejumyoeompum, is the text that presents every one of usare the owners of the universe. The first important characteristic in literaryexpressions in the text is that it contains various types of Biyu, and its usageis also diverse. The text compares infinite universe to the Bhudda's fullyenlightened form, using soonyu, which uses sequential events, hyunyu, whichuses current fact as it is, and byeonyu, which the content of biyu matchesthe target of biyu. Second, there is a mixed usage of verse(Sūtra) andprose(gātha), which are parts of the 'Twelve divisions of Mahāyāna canon'. Third, there are many rhetoric expressions mingled inside the text. Mostnoticeable examples include expressions centered on similarity, expressionscentered on comparison, expressions using Imagination, expressions focusedon close-up perspective, and expressions centered on words and passages. In Sejumyoeompum, 40 classes of Sejus) uses many rhetoric expressions toshow their joy of heart while celebrating the emergence of Bhudda. Thisscript adorns Bhudda’s world with poetry, which is perceived by Sejus whohas reached to the border of Haetalmun.