『頓悟入道要門論』을 通해 본 頓悟의 虛實問題

Abstract

In Mahayana Buddhism, Donoh first appeared through the scriptures in the first year of the great dynasty, Shinryong (705), according to the Korean translation of 『Daebuljeong yoraemilin sujeungyoui jebosalmanhaeng suneongeom sutra』. However, according to 『Gyeongjeonjeondeungrok』, it is said that Dono was advocated by Tosaeng during the Weijin period about 300 years earlier. In this paper, I tried to find and re-examine the historical evidence that these claims about Dono are accepted as facts. And we looked at the flow of Chinese Zen Buddhist history from Dharma to the Six Dynasties. In addition, it was studied whether there are any problems in the transmission process of Dono Thought, which has become the core of Zen Buddhism, centering on Dae Joo Hye-hae's 『Dono Ipdoyomunron』. As a result, it was found that in 『Dono Ipdoyomunron』, the essential meaning of Dono, which was originally translated or claimed, disappeared, and was distorted and transmitted as if it were a form of meditation practice. In other words, in the early days of the first translation, the meaning of Dono was to express the phenomenon of enlightenment that appeared during meditation. For example, according to the documentary heritage of Guchajeong or Chilgakji, which is used as a theoretical basis in this paper, it is said that “enlightenment is instantaneous and accompanied by joy”. In fact, if you look at the records of the Chinese dictionary, “Dono” (頓悟:dùnwù), compiled by the Chinese Dictionary Compilation Room of the Institute of Ancient National Culture (2002), 『Modern Chinese-Korean Dictionary』, Seoul: Korea University Institute of National Culture. 403. It can be seen that is marked as “suddenly realizing the true meaning of Buddhism”. These facts can also be found in 『Nungeom Sutra』, 『Daeseung Bonsaengsimjigwan Sutra』, 『Daesung Yichyuyuk Paramilda Sutra』. However, as time passed, it was confirmed that the original meaning of Dono was transformed and established as a form of meditation practice. Seon Hye Hae's 『Donoipdoyomunron』, established under this principle, seems to have two sides: an illusion and a reality. Therefore, the study of this paper will make the meditators who use Dono as a method of training to look back on the essence of Dono. It is also seen that it will be an opportunity to practice the correct teachings of the Buddha.