대혜 『정법안장』의 성격과 특징에 대한 고찰

초록

Dahui-zonggao(大慧宗杲)'s Zhengfayancang is widely regarded as one of the zen-records in the history of Chinese Zen Buddhism. More specifically, Zhengfayancang has the character of a literature that compiles kung-an i.e. public-notice among zen- records. The compiles kung-an refers to the literature that collected kung-an. This is a document of a Zen sect that draws kung-an, which is considered to be important in many zen-records. Dahui-zonggao's Zhengfayancang collected kung-an arbitrarily without any set principles. For example, it was the result of questioning the buddhist monks who came from time to time by presenting kung-an according to their level. Dahui-zonggao presented a total of 661 kung-an in the literature Zhengfayancang. Among them, 136 kung-an were explained with Dahui-zonggao's own opinion on the meaning of kung-an by attaching his own comment. Earlier, Dahui-zonggao greatly denied the middle song dynasty's style of kung-an zen and Letters zen. However, Dahui-zonggao buddhist monkes as a way to edify the inevitable use of words and letters were aware of the inevitable. For this reason, Dahui-zonggao himself eventually needed a compiles kung-an called Zhengfayancang, which consisted of words and letters. As a result, Dahui-zonggao himself had no choice but to affirm the words and letters he had previously denied. So, in the end, Dahui-zonggao came to old age and as a way to overcome kung-an zen and Letters zen, so-called Kanhuachan I.e. Seeks Enlightenment Through the Kung-An(看話禪). The practice of Kanhuachan, which Dahui-zonggao established, has been passed down to the tradition of zen practice to this day.

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