본래성불의 치유적 함의와 현대적 적용

초록

This study aims to reinterpret the Seon Buddhist concept of innate Buddhahood (Bonrae seongbul) through a contemporary psychological lens, proposing it as a fundamental healing resource inherently present in human beings. Drawing on a literature-based inquiry and theoretical analysis, the study argues that the primary impetus for healing lies not in external intervention or deficit compensation, but in the recovery and awakening of one's essential nature. Focusing on balsim (the arousal of the aspiration for enlightenment; bodhicitta) and hoegwang banjo (turning the light inward) as practical pathways, it further suggests that awakening to innate Buddhahood functions as an archetypal structure of self-affirmation and is structurally homologous to psychological mechanisms underlying resilience and self-actualization. Moving beyond symptom-reduction-oriented technical approaches, the study proposes an ontological, solutionoriented healing framework that elucidates the innate capacity for spontaneous healing.

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