에피쿠로스의 아타락시아에 대한 불교적 해석

Abstract

Today, social order and moral norm are in a state of confusion. Also, people feel uneasy because of the growing uncertainty of uncertain future. This situation is similar to Axial Age. The anxiety that people have experienced owing to the transitional chaos of the period is essentially the same as the present situation. If the role of philosophy is to heal the soul, therefore, by calling again the ethos of Axial Age(Epicurus and Buddha's thought) I want to clarify an uneasy psychological cause. The chaos and anxiety experienced by Epicurus during the period of Hellenijeum and Buddha is a universal existential problem of mankind. The problems of the period are essentially the same as ours. The early Buddhist teachings and the thought of Epicurus are actually rational-useful practical doctrines based on experience rather than abstract religious beliefs. Early Buddhism suggest a method of practice to realize genuine happiness, Nibbãna. This method of practice is considered meaningful in the neurobiology of modern brain science. By systematic and structurally reinterpreting the philosophy of Epicurus through the early Buddhist teachings, I wish to clarify that the common practical wisdom of mankind, namly Phronesis to rise over the cultural differences between the East and the West, will be useful power to our lives.