대한불교조계종 현행 ‘상단칠정례’ 고찰

Abstract

Various Buddhist ceremonial writings are subject to change. However, for the alteration, there should be doctrinal explanations and reasonable procedure. The current ‘Worship writings for Buddha’ in the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism have been changed without doctrinal explanations and reasonable procedure. Especially, the principal image of Buddha(本尊) has been significantly altered from the traditional. I, in order to explain the transition, compared and analyzed abundant ‘Worship writings for Buddha’ contained in various historical documents which were circulated during the Chosun Dynasty and the colonial period. This study demonstrates that ‘Seven bows on ceremonial occasion’(7정례), used for ‘Worship writings for Buddha’ in the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, has been altered from the traditional. ‘Worship writings for Buddha’ are significant documents in terms of symbolic meaning as well as practical aspect, revealing the faith or academic philosophy of the community which uses the same worship literature. From this point of view, the alteration of ‘Worship writings for Buddha’ could change the identity of Buddhism. Moreover, the only alteration of ‘Worship writings for Buddha’ among many ceremonial writings caused the contradictory situation: contradiction between ‘Worship writings for Buddha’ and the other ceremonial writings; contradiction between ‘Worship writings for Buddha’ and the doctrine of Buddhism. As an alternative to overcome this contradiction, I suggest that ‘Worship writings for Buddha’ and ‘Writings for penitential bow’ should be improved, following after the old tradition of faith. Through this research, I demonstrate that there is a close relationship between ‘Worship writings for Buddha’ and ‘Writings for penitential bow’ within the area of Buddhism and Chinese characters.