西溪 朴世堂의 佛敎觀과 佛僧과의 교유 양상

Abstract

Seogye took a vigorous stance against Buddhism whereas he showed an open and flexible attitude toward Confucianism by virtue of reinterpreting the scriptures of Confucianism and accepting the Lao-Chuang ideas of Taoism. He judged the Buddhist doctrines from a Confucianist's perspective. However, Seogye maintained a comprehending attitude when it comes to how to deal with the heretical forces in actuality. He was indeed criticized due to the fact that he received help from the Buddhist monks with building a shrine for Siseup Kim who was revered as a mental mainstay by the Seoin faction ("West" clique as opposed to "South" clique in that period; one of the political groups in the Joseon era). Nevertheless, he differentiated the issue of regarding Buddhism as heresy in terms of ideology from the issue of forming relations in real life with that heretic group. His ideological attitude that values much of substance made it possible to cooperate with the Buddhist forces. Through literary companionship with the Buddhist priests, Seogye embodied sympathy between mundaneness and Zen and transcendental elegance. Investigating the aspects of Seogye's relations with the Buddhist monks enabled us to find out that they reflect his way of thinking that aims at substantialism and his attitude that lays stress on dailiness.