원효의 이제설에 대한 고찰－삼론학의 수용과 극복을 중심으로－

Abstract

This study proposes to examine Wonhyo’s元曉(617-686 CE) two truths theory二諦說 in terms of its acceptance and transcendence from the Sanlun tradition三論學. In doing so, it can reveal Wonhyo’s perception of the two truths二諦 and features of the two truths theory as a system of truth. Under the influence of the Sanlun school’s三論學派 yuejiao erdi shuo約敎二諦說, Wonhyo defined the two truths as the aspect of the Buddha’s explained teachings敎門. Wonhyo delineates a multi-tier structure by borrowing the dialectic logic of the Sanlun school with the aim of raising awareness that the two truths serves as the Buddha’s explained teachings. Wonhyo also combines the two truths with the three natures三性 like the Sanlun school’s sichong erdi shuo 四重二諦說 to manifest the meaning of the two truths more clearly. However, Wonhyo’s two truths theory stands in stark contrast to that of the Sanlun school in that it can avoid an exhaustive process of logical development and do not prefer two truths to three natures exclusively. Wonhyo’s two truths theory inherits the Sanlun school’s two truths theory to a great extent, but it clearly recognizes and transcends its limitations as well. Wonhyo’s two truths theory has significant implications for Buddhist ideology across East Asia because it embodies a new system of truth beyond the purview of the Sanlun School’s two truths theory as a truth mechanism to reflect his perspective on truth.