초기불교 음식관의 윤리성과 도덕교육적 함의

Abstract

This study analyzes the ethics of the food in the viewpoints of the early Buddhism and explores its moral educational meaning. Early Buddhism linked the origins of the world to food and believed that discrimination and division, greed and thirst, lies and misdeeds were caused fundamentally by food. Food is explained by not only food that is eaten, but also three other different types of food; contact, purpose and consciousness food. In early Buddhism, the discussion of food was strictly divided between the trainee and the general public. The trainees should manage greed and thirst through temperance and control of food. There are three ethical characteristics to find here. First, the food was very important and placed at the beginning of the acting technique, and the rings of acting were kept connected with the food starting with it. This causal rule can be applied by broadening the relevance and causality of food. Second, try to temperate and control greed for food through food discipline. Third, early Buddhism’s food perspective is a rational moderate attitude. This is characterized by an understatement to accept the need for food to survive and not indulge in it. These early Buddhism’s food perspective was also applied to Mahayana Buddhism, so it could be applied according to their time and culture while maintaining Buddhism spirit. Early Buddhist food ethics have many implications for capitalist food lives today. Nevertheless, there are limitations in moral education. First, too much is being discussed at the center of a trainee. Second, there is an over-negative view of food, and third, there is a weak reflection on common karma on food. However, early in Buddhism, which values food and emphasizes strict control and control, is something to remember and apply today.