샨띠데바 『입보리행론』의 보리심 이론 고찰 - 보리심 공덕과 자리이타 회향을 중심으로 -

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of bodhicitta as it appears in Śāntideva's Bodhisattva-caryāvatāra. The term bodhicitta appears frequently in Sanskrit texts related to the practice of bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism and is variously translated as “wisdom for enlightenment” or “desire for enlightenment.” Based on the premise that bodhicitta is the foundation of bodhisattva practice, Śāntideva presents a contextual analysis of bodhisattva practice and discusses bodhicitta from the perspective of Mahayana bodhisattvas. In other words, the book contributes to Buddhist psychology and ethics, and to comparative religion in general, because it provides an understanding of how we should view the practice of Mahayana bodhisattvas. These Bodhisattva-caryāvatāra are the principles of bodhisattva practice. Each of the Bodhisattva-caryāvatāra parts of the book examines bodhisattva practice, including bodhichitta, from the perspective of the Middle Way School and develops it in detail, centered on the Gesang. Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra Śāntideva's treatise on bodhicitta and worldly bodhicitta is significant in Mahayana Buddhism in that it lays out the principles of the Mahayana bodhisattva's practice of enlightenment and compassion. As such, Śāntideva's treatise calls for the restoration of selflessness through the logic of siege and the practice of bodhicitta. This paper examines the nature of bodhicitta as revealed in the Bodhisattva-caryāvatāra and the merits of bodhicitta as practiced by Mahayana bodhisattvas. In doing so, it aims to publicize the merit and altruism of Śāntideva's Bodhisattva-caryāvatāra bodhicitta.