『법화삼매참의』의 특징적 내용과 그 의의

Abstract

The study about Fahuasanmeichanyi has not been very lively so far. The book has been simply known as Tien tai Zhi-yi's writing about repentance. The few researches about it are mostly about its relation with the ideas of Tien tai of China and the popularization of Tien tai through the ways of repentance. This research focuses on the historical background of Fahuasanmeichanyi. When the time Zhi-yi wrote this penitential, there had been needs for the fixed form of Buddhist ritual and the rules for confession and pardon. Also the necessity of ideological, ritual, and disciplinal independence from the traditional ideas of China. By then, Buddhism had prospered mixed with Chinese indigenous faith. When the penitential was written, Chinese Buddhism had have to correct the distorted religion. The structure of Fahuasanmeichanyi is very simply. However, its contents are detailed enough to encourage the public to follow the ritual and practice Buddhist practice. Zhi-yi had made detailed penitential of the reasons, the days, the ways of practicing and offerings. Especially he had brought the penitential service over the sins of the six senses which had been used from the early Buddhism. From this study, it is possible to assume that the penitential had lead the enlightenment of Mahayana by the way of both ritual and self-discipling.