A Study on the Visualization Practice in Silla’s Esoteric Buddhism

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Esoteric Buddhism was flourished especially where Mahāyāna Buddhism
were pervaded, and played an important role persuading the natives to
understand Buddhism as a religion of miraculous efficiency. In the 8th century
a development of Esoteric Buddhism in China introduced a new trend of
Buddhist Rites emphasizing the practice of Mantra for ultimate enlightenment,
which trend influenced the preexisted Esoteric Buddhism of Korean Peninsula
that was limited to pray for accomplishing desires of mundane world.
Bulgasaui was a monk of Yeongmyo-temple who studied abroad to China for
reserching consolidated Esoteric Buddhism of profound philosophy. His Commentary of Mahāvairocana Sūtra Rituals shows his specific idea which
could replaced the traditional practices of with newly introduced practice of
visualization techniques in Mahāvairocana Sūtra, like ‘Letter A Visualization,’
‘Five Letter ornament Visualization,’ ‘Garbha Maṇḍala Visualization’ and
Esoteric Buddhism.

참고문헌 (Reference)

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2 "Vajra Peak Sūtra (金剛頂一切如來眞實攝大乘現證大敎王經)" 18 :

3 "Samguk yusa (三國遺事)" 49 :

4 "Mahā-vairocanābhisa-bodhi-vikurvitādhi-hāna-vaipulya-sūtrendra-vāja-nāmadharmaparyāya(大日經)" 18 :

5 "Commentary of Mahāvairocana Sūtra Rituals (大毘盧遮那經次第法疏)" 39 :

6 "Commentary of Mahāvairocana Sūtra (大日經疏)" 39 :

7 "Buddhāvata-saka-mahāvaipulya-sūtra (華嚴經)" 9 :