8세기 서역구법승(西域求法僧) 원표(元表)의 재고찰

Abstract

Ven. Wonpyo visited to Yútián(Kotan, Xinchang China) for procure the Avatamska Sutra. This area flourished the Mahayana Buddhism and complited the Mahayana sutras. The case of the Avatamska, both volume 60 and volume 80 translated by Yutian scholars there. There are no mention about his India pilgrimage in「Sòng gāosēngchuán(The Biography of High monks in Song Dynasty)」,only remain a record about ‘visit to central Asia to pilgrim to Buddhist sites'. The biography mention that he ‘fly out and gone’, but he returned to Korea(Silla) and he found the Bolimsa temple supported by government. Ven, Wonpyo supported by King Kyungdeak and local government. His time still remained Avatamska Thought. At some years later, the mainstream of Buddhism changed into Zen sect in Silla. His role and Idea disappeared with easy. Recently some scholars are researching on Ven. Wonpyo. But this researches has some problems such as his born place, pilgrim place and Borimsa founder. Ven. Wonpyo is not born Kokuyea but he may be born in Honam area near by Borimsa. His pilgrim area is not India but central Asia. He found the Borimsa temple as a Avatamska expert. The Zen sect of Borimsa founder monk was a Ven. Chaejung, he adopted temples founder Zen master Doui from China. But Ven, Chaejung recorded about Ven. Wonpyo already founded Borimsa. Some scholar misunderstanding Zen temple only established by Zen master. This idea is nonsense why Zen and Avatamska have coexisted in Korea.