『觀世音菩薩妙應示現濟衆甘露』에 나타난 生命尊重思想

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to take a look at the life respect thought appearing in 'Gwanseeumbosalmyoeungshihyeonjejunggam- ro', which was compiled in around 1877. It can be evaluated that this book is a product of a Buddhist faith association called "Myoryeonsa", which was made by a group of the ratifiers by gathering outside the Dongdaemun Gate. The fact that the book with the contents that emphasize the practice based on the Buddhist values and the social practice had been edited at the end of the Joseon era, which the Confucian values had dominated, can be evaluated as a very meaningful incident. It is unusual with regard to the point that the Buddhist circle at the end of the Joseon era had been in a dark age. This book has been independently understanding the 'Thoughts of the Lotus Sutra' and the Avalokitesvara belief above the background of the flower garland sutra and the Zen thought, which are the cores of the Buddhist thought in Northeast Asia. Although, of course, the theory of samsara and the theory of acting are inherent in the foundation, there is no choice but to evaluate that the emphases of the nobility of all things and the equality of all of the existences according to the theory of the nature of Buddha has the value that should be paid attention to very much. As a result, the killing and the meat diet have been extremely guarded against. And it emphasizes that one can love all things when throwing away the prejudices and the ignorance. The content that emphasizes the nobility and the equality of life has the commonalities with the 'Lankavatara Sutra', 'Sabunyul', the 'Brahmajala Sutra', etc. Such scriptures are the scriptures that had considered the Northeast Asia Buddhist sphere as being important traditionally. However, in this book, the special feature is the point that the Thoughts of the Lotus Sutra and the Avalokitesvara belief have been understood by fusing them above the logical foundations of the Avatamska and the Zen thought. And the regional limitation can be overcome with regard to the fact that the ideological origin of ahimsa can be retroacted to the ahimsa or the humanitarian idea of Sutta Nipata. In this book, according to the 'Thoughts of the Lotus Sutra', all of the existences are regarded as the incarnations of the Bodhisattva. And it says that the recognition of the matters great and small as the work of the Buddha is needed. The logical background is according to the nature of Buddha. And, according to the nature of Buddha, the sugis have been given to a lot of the people. Giving a sugi means the universality of the salvation. And it can be considered to be a result that independently understood the special features of the 'Thoughts of the Lotus Sutra'. It is seen that being able to receive a sugi is, indeed, because the nature of Buddha has been possessed.