禪思想 ‘評價者’로서의 圭峰 宗密

Abstract

The expansion of the Zen sect of Buddhism during the Tang Dynasty drew much attention from many Buddhist scholars of the time. For example, Qingliang Chengguan (淸凉澄觀; 738∼839) appraised the theories of the Zen sect in the analytic tradition of scripture interpretation, and his research was carried on by his disciple Guifeng Zongmi (圭峰宗密; 780∼841) . Already some time ago, I published an analysis that compares the texts of the Zen sect from Zomgmi’s time and Zongmi’s own understanding of these materials, to critically assess how close Zongmi’s interpretations are to those texts. Based on this report, in this essay, I analysed Zongmi’s “philosophical stance” that evaluates Zen sect thought of the time. Ultimately, Zongmi presumes an innate morality, existing a priori in human nature. Having identified this premise, I made an argument for the existence of the transcendental morality asserted by Zomgmi through the ‘demonstrating method.’ In this process, I provided arguments both for those adhere to the doctrinal system and those who don’t. For the former, my demonstration is based on the doctrine of The Awakening of The Faith in the Mahayana (大乘 起信論) , and for the latter, the theory of “empirical-effectiveness.”