초의의 禪茶觀으로 본 『東茶頌』 이해

Abstract

The paper aims at the understanding Dongdasong through ideological viewpoint. The texts related to Cha are rare in Korea considering long history of Cha culture. The Dongdasong has a significance in Korean Cha Culture which is written by Buddhist monk, Choui. The Buddhist monks in Korea have played significant roles in establishing and developing Cha culture. The monks understood that Cha make our mind peaceful and takes right view. The Cha has become the drink which help monks to meditate effectively. The Buddhist monk, Choui is the figure who established and developed Cha, meditation and Cha skills. He is skilled at composing poems, writing and painting and took a lead for new wave of Seon meditation as the unity of Seon and Teaching and daily practice of Seon. Choui’s viewpoint of Seon and Teaching follows that of Hyujeong and has the opinion that there are no superiority and inferiority in the Seons of patriarch and the Buddha. The Dongdasong was written by Choui at age 52 when Hyunju Hong (1793~1865) ask to write. In understanding the Dongdasong, we should know the viewpoint of uniting Seon and Teaching, the harmony of Buddhist texts and other texts and Choui’s position which is not biased in a variety of relationships. The Choui’s viewpoint of Cha and Seon is able to be understood by the writing by his disciple, Heoyu. Choui recited poems humming and from time to time deeply meditated. The ways of life by Choui which were pure and simple are able to be expressed as easy and quiet. Choi experienced the unity of himself and outside world through Cha and we can find out that he felt ecstasy of Cha-Seon Samadhi through his poem, ‘walking in the garden after drinking tea half.’