朝鮮後期 佛敎界의 正體性 確立과 禪敎兼修 -淸虛 休靜과 鞭羊 彦機를 중심으로-

Abstract

The Buddhism ideology of Choseon era before and after the Japanese invasion to Korea was completely depressed while the Neo-Confucianism had been grown greatly and it did not cope with the sustained anti-Buddhist policy. It was long time ago that the internal disciplinary tradition of Buddhism was faded out too. Only the conflicts between zen and studying sutra had been continued due to the split understanding and opinion among the disciplinants. Chunghuh, Hewjung intended to criticize the aspect of disciplining and conflict in Buddhism world through book writing and tried to provide the base of ideology, meditation and Buddhism tradition. Such meditational view on the zen and acquiring the base on the disciplinary system of Chunghuh, Hewjung were promoted by his student, Pyunyang, Unkee and it was established as an identity of Choseon Buddhism. First of all, Pyunyang, Unkee declared Taego, Bow as the first eastern figure of Imjejong branch of Choseon Buddhism. It had been controversial at that time because the Naong’s Buddhism tradition which had been established from the end of Koryo Dynasty was denied. The statement on the zen ideology and Buddhism tradition of Imjejong by his teacher, Chunghuh became the decisive base for Pyungyang to establish the ancient Buddhism tradition. Also Pyuanyang understood the zen meditation and study on sutra as an equivalent relation basically, but he pointed out that there was a strict classification. It was told that changes on the actual reality of such classification are brought forth by the physical energy of the disciplinant in ultimatum. Eventually, Pyunyang, Unkee succeeded the disciplinary system of Sunjugyojong like Chunghuh. Chunghuh, Hewjung put the Buddhist prayer together with the studies on zen and sutra as official disciplinary system of Choseon Buddhism. The figure who distributed it to Choseon Buddhism was Pyunyang, Unkee. In summary, Pyunyang, Unkee was not only a figure who succeeded the ideology and discipline of Chunghuh, Hewjung who was the promoter of Choseon Buddhism, but also contributed to acquire and settle them as identities of Choseon Buddhism.