주역의 죽음관

Abstract

In I Ching‘s view, the world itself is a change, so no other world exists. Therefore, in I Ching, death is not a problem outside the world, but a problem within the entire world. There is no life without death because change is done through yin-yang interactions, and life and death are integrated. I Ching's view of death encompasses two points of view: First, life and death are understood as a yin-yang cycle, or a clot and a scatter. Second, death is approached from an existential level of life. In the first sense, death does not mean an end or extinction, but a new phase of change. It is described as a period of suspension on a cosmic level to prepare for a new life. In this respect, the death of an individual is compatible with cosmic reasoning, and thus can be accommodated in an observational and superfluous manner. However, the death of the body is recognized as a significant event in I Ching, which values the role of the body as a channel for expressing its "existence." Death faced on an existential level is a great sadness that cannot be dismissed only as an aspect of space change. So the principle of burial is that "no matter how sad you are, you should not hurt yourself." Death is the most exposed aspect of the 'meaning of existence'. There is a saying in I Ching that says, "I fulfill my purpose by sacrificing my life." It is a direction of blessing, not unhappiness, in that it is a solemn decision to realize one's own existence, even though it is a abandonment of physical life. I Qing's view of death can be found at its ultimate point in the philosophy of “Production and reproduction (生生)”. “Production and reproduction (生生)” is the process of achieving a new dynamic equilibrium moment by moment, repeating the end and beginning indefinitely. It is the integration of life and death. I Qing's view of death does not seek eternal rest beyond change. Rather, only "moment" is "true" as an absolute reality, and "forever" is not in after life, but in the changing field of life.