한국 불교시문학에 나타난 ‘아유일권경’ 게송의 계보와 ‘상방대광명’의 불교생태학적 의의

Abstract

This article is a study to uncover the creator of the verse of ‘I have one sutra[我有一券經]' and to trace how it has been passed down to the next generation. It has been confirmed that this gatha is contained in “Unsudan[雲水壇]”(1588), a collection of Buddhist dedication ceremonies written by Master Seosan. Therefore, this gatha can be said to be a poem sung during prayer ceremonies for the dead. This gatha reappears 240 years later in Baek-pa Geung-seon’s “The Paragon of Rules on Conduct[作法龜鑑]” (1826). This book is also written for Buddhist dedication ceremonies, like “Unsudan”. This gatha was introduced to the general public in earnest through Han Yong-un's “The Careful Selection on Chaegeundam with Lecture[精選講義 菜根譚]”(1917). By quoting this gatha in the process of expounding Hong Ja-seong's “Chaegeundam”, Han Yong-un incorporates a Buddhist gatha into a universal collection of proverbs for people around the world. He wanted to emphasize that this gatha is a universal truth that encompasses many religions and ideologies, not just the truth of a particular religion. Toe-ong Seong-cheol saw this poem quoted by Han Yong-un and became curious and became a Buddhist monk, and poet Cho Ji-hoon kept and used this poem as a valuable asset in the course of studying Zen Buddhism. Thus, a genealogy of gatha traditions spanning about 400 years is created. The genealogy of Cheongheo Hyujeong – Baekpa Geungseon – Yongun Bongwan – Toeong Seongcheol – Jihoon Dongtak. This is significant in that it confirms the transmission of the Korean Zen Buddhism orthodoxy through gatha, not the transmission of Zen or Buddhist doctrine In addition, this paper paid attention to the meaning of ‘Always shining bright[常放大光明]’ in this gatha from a Buddhist ecological perspective. ‘Always shining bright’ was viewed as the expression of ‘original aspect’, that is, the state of enlightenment, which is the customary expression of the Chinese-translated scriptures. Going one step further, this paper examines the theory of chakras, prayers for the dead in “the Tibetan Book of the Dead”, and “Nikaya”, the earliest sutras of the Buddha. Through this, this paper intends to reveal that the ‘Always shining bright’ is the energy phenomenon of the moment of enlightenment of the Buddha. Therefore, this paper considered the character of this gatha as representing the Buddhist truth that ‘all living things are originally Buddhas’.