대한불교조계종의 성립과 성격 ; 1941~1962년의 조계종

Abstract

This paper is to study the history and feature of Korea Buddhist Jogye order. This paper is basically stressing that the Jogye order is the religious body succeeded the 1700-year’s history of Korean Buddhism. The history and feature of the Jogye order should still be examined in various perspectives, but its historical origin is not discussible. Some member of Jogye order, however, have improper understanding in such historical consciousness of succession. This misunderstanding comes from absence of education of Jogye order history and arbitrary perception of history. The most typical misunderstanding is the proposition thatthe Jogye order was established in 1962. This is evident misunderstanding and distortion of historical context. This is an improper conclusion from stressing way too much integral religious body. Establishment of integral religious body and 50 years of history thereafter can be considered positive, but arbitrary interpretation of history causes many problems. If the Jogye order succeeded the 1700 years’history of Korean Buddhism, and modern and present Buddhist history, its historical context and succession must be clearly studied and organized. In pursuit of such study, the author is to prove reconstruction of Korean Jogye order as unifiedand integral religious body in 1962 through Buddhist cleanup movement, which was the explosion of conflict and contradiction among many monks from different religious orders under Japanese imperialism and right after liberation. To put it concretely, this paper is to examinethe contents and feature of firstly Chosun Buddhist Jogye Order established in 1941, secondly Jogye Order established in 1954 ~ 1955, and thirdly Korean Buddhist Jogye Order reconstructed in 1962. By studying those three aspects, the succession of Chosun Buddhist Jogye Order – Jogye order – Korean Buddhist Jogye order is attempted to be verified. With such historically contextual study, it can be verified that Korean Buddhist Jogye Order is not newly established, but reconstructed.