선문답(禪問答)을 통해 본 선사(禪師)들의 심신관(心身觀)과 그 체육철학적 함의

Abstract

This paper investigates the mind and body view of Seon masters through the contents of ‘body’ and ‘mind’ in Seon dialogue between Seon masters, and examines the implications of their physical philosophy focusing on Gyeongdeokjeondeungrok(景德傳燈錄) and Byeokamrok(碧巖錄). The core of Seon thought is that ‘the mind is the Buddha’, and the core of the physical philosophy is to explore the philosophical values and meanings of the body and body movements. In other words, Seon thought focuses on the ‘mind’ and the physical education philosophy on the ‘body’. However, the mind and body cannot exist separately in that the mind is revealed through the body, and the body is operated by the mind. In other words, the method of delivering enlightenment through question and answer among Seon masters cannot exclude the ‘body’. As shown in the questions and answers between Namak Hoey ang and Majo, since the mind is the owner of the body, Seon cultivation emphasizes the mind, not the body. However, in Seon dialogue among Seon masters shown in Seon Analects, Seon masters express the world of enlightenment with gestures, not words. In other words, it can be seen that the world of Seon such as ‘the cessation of the way of the word(言語道斷)・the realm beyond mental speculation(心行處滅)’ is achieved and passed down through the body’s experience. This is not a body separated from the mind, but a body with a mind and body that is not two. In physical education philosophy, the question of ‘what is the ultimate purpose of physical education’ belongs to the essential question, but scholars differ in their opinions in their answers. The mind and body view, which appeared in Seon masters’ dialogue, says that the body itself is the mind, beyond the world, not the two. This can be said to be consistent with the ultimate purpose of physical education philosophy.