Unsudan-gasa was written by Cheongher Hyujeong(1520~1604) in the middle period of Joseon Dynasty. This book was edited various forms of records about Buddhist Ritual Ceremonies with the view of Zen.
In this paper, I intend to reveal Hyujeong's unders...
Unsudan-gasa was written by Cheongher Hyujeong(1520~1604) in the middle period of Joseon Dynasty. This book was edited various forms of records about Buddhist Ritual Ceremonies with the view of Zen.
In this paper, I intend to reveal Hyujeong's understanding of a Buddhist invocation and his thought by examining Unsudan-gasa.
Main text is composed of five parts.
Chapter 2, the background of writing Unsudan-gasa deals with a tendency of Buddhist Ritual Ceremonies from the late goryeo to the early Joseon and Hyujeong‘s view on a Buddhist invocation. A large scale Suryukjae(水陸齋), one of the Buddhist Ritual Ceremonies, had been prevalent in the beginning of Joseon. However it cost a great deal and ran counter to Confucianism, it was reduced and abolished. Hyujeong’s view on a Buddhist invocation is apparent in Sungageygam, Simbopyocho, etc.
Chapter 3, composition of Jaeuisik(齋儀式) is divided three parts: bibliography of Unsudan-gasa, contents, and composition. The title Unsudan-gasa means that the book is about the offering ritual in the view of Zen. Its contents include to provide Buddhas and bodhisattvas, the heavenly gods, hungry ghosts, and spirits for whom there is no one to offer sacrifices with Dharma.
In chapter 4, features of Unsudan-gasa are explained. Hyujeong's view was mainly dominated by Avatamsaka Sutra. In books like Seon-ga Gwigam(禪家龜鑑), Hyujeong argued that It is Important to leave Doctrinal sect and to practice Zen. Moreover six-paramitas(六波羅蜜), ten practices of bodhisattva(菩薩十行), tri-y?na(三乘), sudden and gradual(頓漸), appeared in unsudan-gasa which are not mentioned in other books.
Yeongga-seolbeop(靈駕說法) in Yeongga-sisikmun(靈駕施食文) is also one of the important features in Unsudan-gasa. In Yeongga-seolbeop(靈駕說法), dv?da?a-astanga(十二緣起) is preached and sermon ends with Saguge(四句偈) of Vajracchedika Prajnap?ramit? s?tra(金剛經) and Avata?saka s?tra(華嚴經). Then It had not been seen in later Uisikjip(儀式集).
In chapter 5, Unsudan-gasa is compared with later Uisikjip(儀式集).
The result of this section indicated that Unsudan-gasa affected later literatures such as Jakbeopgugam(作法龜鑑), Yeongsanjae(靈山齋), and Tongil beopyojip(統一法要集).
As I have mentioned above, the prevalent form of Buddhist ritual ceremony was (prevalent) Suryukjyae(水陸齋). And Hyujeong's view was mainly dominated by Avatamsaka Sutra. He seemed to value invocation highly in the basis of his remarks in Seon-ga Gwigam(禪家龜鑑) and Simbup yocho(心法要抄). Sometimes he said “Seon is equivalent to invocation and invocation is equivalent to Seon.” Finally, Unsudan-gasa had an influence on the Buddhist ritual ceremonies after Japanese Invasion of Korea at 1592.