虛應堂 普雨禪師의 淨土觀

Abstract

The age when Zen Master Huwoodang Bowoo(1507?-1565) lived was the hardest time for Korean Buddhism under oppression. He is generally considered as a weird monk, but he was actually the martyr who sacrificed himself for Buddhism in the Buddhist history. His Seon thoughts was not inclined to Kwanhwa Seon(Zen); He declared that the Seon and Pure land are the same, that meditation and wisdom should be equally practiced, and that the three teachings of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are not separate. The paper focused on his thoughts of Pure land. His method of The Buddha-Contemplation Seon was first, practicing both meditation and wisdom, recommending it to others. Second, his view on seeing the buddha and manifesting buddha: When one opens one’s mind eye, buddha would come without coming, and go without going. It means the freedom of true nature. Third, He emphasized being born in the Pure land. He taught not only the mind-centered pure land, but also pure land by Buddha-Contemplation Buddhas’names. Fourth, the Master wrote a prayer paper. He had been to many places to pray for the prosperity of the king’s family and Queen Munjung(文定王后). His secular prayer was done in the heaven altar, while his buddhist prayer was done in the dharma hall. Queen Munjung supported all this process. Even though Master himself was a Seon practitioner using his own mind power, he was so dedicated himself to reconstruction of Korean Buddhism that he asked for Buddhas’s grace and power. Fifth, he actively disseminated the Chanting Buddha Seon. He edited 『Kwanyumyeorok勸念要錄』, for the lay people and women. At the same time, wanting to widely spread it, he translated it into Korean for Queen Munjung and those who were illiterate. He was very positive of disseminating the thought of Pure land.