퇴옹성철의 불학체계와 그 특징 = Toeong Sungchol’s Buddhist Studies System and Its Features

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Toeong Sungchol, one of the representative practitioners of modern Buddhism in Korea, is a monk who first gained enlightenment and then examined sutra and śāstra and established his own Buddhist Studies System. So, the Buddhist Studies System of Toeong is organized around three things: what is enlightenment(=what should be enlightened), how can anyone realize it, and how to realize it. It is not a system established from an academic perspective or to establish a sect or order, but it is characterized by establishing a Buddhist view focusing on topics directly related to performance and awakening from the perspective of the performer. Toeong’s works written in this system are largely classified into three categories. The first is a book called ‘Choose Profound Reason’ that decides the right perspective and deep principle[抉擇深理]. One of the representative examples is Sermon of One Hundred Days(『백일법문』). Second, it is a book called ‘Discrimination Performance’ which analyzes principles and methods of performance and overview[辨別大行]. This is the book of The Best Way to Sŏn(『선문정로』) and The Scenery of the Real Ground(『본지풍광』). The third are type-books called ‘Reveal Trace and Go to Edification’ that apply ‘Profound Reason’ and ‘Discrimination Performance’ to specific and individual events[適化垂跡]. Religious lineage of Korean Buddhism(『한국불교의 법맥』), Face up to yourself (『자기를 바로 봅시다』) etc. are these. Among these, trilogy works such as Sermon of One Hundred Days, The Best Way to Sŏn, and The Scenery of the Real Ground are particularly important. The core of the Buddhist Studies System of Toeong revealed in the trilogy is that if you correctly realize The Best Way[照見中道], inquire the HuaDu and pass through the three stages of pursuit[看話透關], and everyone will gain true Enlightenment[皆得眞證].