남명 조식의 「신명사도(神明舍圖)」에 관한 연구

Abstract

Nammyeong Cho Shik schematized it into “Shinmyeongsado-Schema (神 明舍圖)” and clearly and simply revealed how to discipline the mind and practice righteousness. “Shinmyeongsado-Schema (神明舍圖)” consists of the inside of the rampart, the rampart and gateway, the outside of the rampart, and “Shinmyeongsamyeong (神明舍銘)”. Nammyeong supplements the parts that cannot be fully expressed in “Shinmyeongsado-Schema” with explanations in “Shinmyeongsamyeong”. In “Shinmyeongsado-Schema (神明舍圖),” Nammyeong shows the inside of the rampart, the rampart and its gates, and the outside of the rampart, comparing them to the work of governing a country. Governing a country is personally a matter of disciplining one's mind. In “Shinmyeong sado-Schema (神明舍圖),” Taeilgun-monarch (太一君) is the monarch who oversees Shinmyeongsa (神明舍) and refers to human moral nature. Veneration (敬) is located right in front and center of Taeilgun-monarch, indicating that it is the basis for governing the mind. It schematizes that 'heaven virtue' and 'Wangdo' can also be realized when the attitude of 'Veneration(敬)' is maintained. Nammyeong places emphasis on studying Geogyeong (居敬), which focuses on a given situation while behaving properly and always keeping one's mind awake, and studying the practice of righteousness (行義), which practices righteousness. Nammyeong sees that he can make the country prosper, bring people together, and make precariousness comfort, when a king preserves his true nature within himself, masters the heavenly virtue (天德) of refraining from being alone, and practices Wangdojeongchi, which looks outside with virtue and strives to put virtuous rules into practice for people.