삼론학에서 공성을 깨닫는 방법

Abstract

According Nakamira Hajime, Chinese Sanlun’s interpretation on the relation between the emptiness(Śūnyata) and the middle way(Madhyamā-pratipad) doesn’t coincide with Nāgārjuna’s original meaning. In brief, Indian Madhyamaka has the principle of the identity between the emptiness and the middle way, while Chinese Sanlun inquiries the difference of the two concepts. The first half on this paper is the context of agreeing with Nakamura’s idea. This part is the analysis of San-zhong-er-di(three kind of two truths) theory, which shows the difference of the two concepts. The theoretical focus of the relation between Li(理, logos) and Jiao-di(敎諦, truth to be in accord with Buddha's teaching) in San-zhong-er-di theory converges on continuous self-abnegation of the highest truth(paramārtha-satya). The concept of the emptiness as the highest truth here is comprehended as a methodical concept embodying the concept of the middle way by self-negation. The second half is the context of disagreeing with Nakamura’s idea. This part is an assertion that the Sanlun’s understanding of the emptiness coincide with Nāgārjuna’s original meaning. The content of the realization on the concept of the emptiness is not the attachment to the emptiness as the highest truth but the practice of self-abnegation on the emptiness. To complete the principle of the identity between the emptiness and the middle way, the Sanlun requests the practice of self-abnegation on the concept of the emptiness as the highest truth.