의상의 五尺身思想 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to study about the thought of ourbody of five feet. It was advocated by Uisang, the monk of the Silladynasty. It was taught in Silla after his return home. He taught it tohis disciples. He argued that our body of five feet is filled with theuniverse. He called it truthful Enlightenment. He connected world withtruthful Enlightenment. In other words, he said that we are closelyrelated to World and truthful Enlightenment. It is founded uponNon-Stay. Non-Stay means Non-attachment. Through this, Uisangemphasized the importance of mankind with Buddha’s nature. This ideais very unique and practical. We do not find it in the literature of theChinese Huayan school in the 7th century. It only appears in the koreanliterature. It is based on the chapter of “Bowangyeoraeseonggi” ofAvataṃsaka-sūtra. Uisang practiced Bodhisattva’s path, that isbuddha’s practice in the Silla dynasty. He had faith in Āryāvalokiteśvara and Amitābha. His belief was also on the basis of Avataṃsaka-sūtra. He gave emphasis to the realization of the thought of our bodyof five feet and headed toward the practice of it. In conclusion, hisbelief of Āryāvalokiteśvara and Amitābha was perhaps another aspectof Bodhisattva’s practice based on the thought of our body of five feet.