숭산 행원의 불교사상 형성의 배경 연구

Abstract

The great master Soongsan(1927-2004) had initiated Korean Buddhist missionary work at first all over the world. He had established International Meditation Center for the propagation of the Korean Zen Buddhism for the first time in Japan 1966. And United State, Great Britain, France and so on about 32 nations 120 International Meditation Center. Nevertheless there had not been the studies for his Buddhism and his thought until now. This study is the social thoughts and background of the period of his life time for the great master Soongsan’s buddhism and his thoughts. The great master Soongsan was experienced directly Japanese imperial regime in Korea, there were many conflicts right and left ideologies severely after independent from Japanese imperialism and 6·25 Korean civil war after his birth to early his buddhist priesthood. He has been influenced his buddhism and his thought deeply that he has been put in jail as his independent movement by Japanese imperial regime and during the 6·25 Korean civil war he has been joined the army. The great master Soongsan held One Flower World three time in his hole lifetime for the peace of the hole world. His thought of the world is one flower is the doctrine of dependent origination and the merciful mind for the same substance that is the doctrine of the Buddha. The great master Soongsan ought to be a buddhist because his hole life time was very severely tragedies of Korean people that made him self consideration.