깨달음의 “신화” 재검토

• 영문명: The "Myth" of Enlightenment: A Reexamination
• 발행기관: 불교학연구회
• 저자명: 김종명(Kim Jong-myung)
• 간행물 정보: 『불교학연구』제12호, 609~638쪽, 전체 30쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 불교학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2005.12.01

영문 초록

  Buddhist scholars, monks, nuns, and lay believers in contemporary Korea have regarded the attainment of enlightenment as the ultimate goal of Buddhism. However, the term enlightenment has remained undefined and even mystified there. In addition, conventional understanding of enlightenment is no longer effective in contemporary society characterized by openness and diversity, thus demanding us to redefine the concept.
  While reexamining traditional definitions, contents, objects, motives, classes, criteria, and paths with regard to enlightenment, this paper explores a new goal of Korean Buddhism in the present age and its soteriology in line with Chinul (1158-1210)"s theory of sudden awakening and gradual cultivation.
  This paper argues that sudden awakening should be defined as a correct recognition of the nature and function of one"s self and outer objects in modern times; sudden enlightenment should be followed by gradual cultivation, which means to materialize the content of sudden awakening into social action; and Korean Buddhists should take aim at pursuing individual perfection as a democratic citizen while making an effort to solve impending problems in the global village, including human rights and environmental issues, in accordance with Early Buddhis

목차

Ⅰ. 머리말
Ⅱ. 문제의 제기
Ⅲ. 깨달음의 이해: 분석
Ⅳ. 깨달음의 재해석
Ⅴ. 맺음말
영문초록

키워드

지눌 Chinul 증오 complete enlightenment 초기불교 Early Buddhism 깨달음 enlightenment 점수 gradual cultivation 신화 myth 돈오 sudden awakening