불교 덕 윤리

Abstract

This paper reveals the whole picture of Buddhist virtue ethics from the perspective of early Buddhism. It deals with the relationship of Buddhist virtue ethics and nibb？na, the representative virtues required to be embodied, the status of perfection of virtues or the dispositional status of ceasing greed-hatred-confusion (nibb？nic status), and the internal and the social nature of Buddhist virtue ethics. The main points are four. 1) The status of the perfection of Buddhist virtue ethics is the status of ceasing of greed-hatred-confusion. This status is the nibb？nic status that a person's disposition/character is perfected through habituating virtues. 2) The practical virtues for ceasing greed-hatred-confusion are the eight noble truth, the ten good actions, the five virtues, the four limitless mind and the four comprehensive virtues, and the ten perfections. 3) There is no regress for the status of the perfected character. In this status, agents always act in accordance with good in every action. All actions are divided into good and bad according to the absence and the presence of greed-hatred-confusion. The way of practice for ceasing greed-hatred-confusion emphasized in particular is mindfulness.