구산수련의 ‘불교의 대중화’와 ‘한국불교의 세계화’ 활동과 그 사상적 근거

Abstract

Gusan Suryeon(九山秀蓮, 1910-1983) is one of the leading monks of the contemporary era. In this article, I will focus on for Gusan to pursue the popularization of buddhism and globalization of Korean buddhism, and in particular, I will look into the ideological basis to pursue the popularization of buddhism and globalization of Korean buddhism. And the seven pāramitā can be mentioned as one of the ideological grounds on which Gusan worked to popularize buddhism and globalize Korean buddhism. Gusan presents the pāramitā of manhaeng(all wholesome practices) as the seventh pāramitā on top of the existing six pāramitā, and speaks of sa seopbeop(four methods of winning over) as its contents. In addition, one of the ideological grounds for the globalization of Korean buddhism can be found in the article “Let’s take back what is ours” in Seoksaja(石獅子). Here, Gusan argues, “It means that western culture should be accepted on the basis of our traditional culture and become Korean so that it can shine even more.”