淸虛 休靜 관련 연구의 현황과 과제

Abstract

Cheongheo Hyujeong (1520-1604) was born in 1520 and officially entered the Buddhist priesthood at the age of 21. Afterwards, he lived as a monk for 65 years until he passed away in 1604. He advocated simultaneous practice of meditation in sitting and invocation of Buddha’s name through his writings such as ‘Seonga Gwigam’, ‘Cheongheo Collection’, ‘Simbeop Yocho’, and ‘Seongyoseok’, while also pursuing Ganwha Seon (word contemplation meditation) as an ultimate method of practice. Along with this, he presented the new direction of Buddhism after the mid-Joseon Dynasty by Weonyung Hoitong (complete accommodation and unification) of the three gates practice system of Seon, Doctrine, and Yeombul (Buddha chanting, recollecting, or recitation of Buddha’s name). Hyujeong’s life can be symbolized by activities to protect the Buddha- dharma and protect the country. His activities for the protection of the Buddha- dharma were developed in various fields such as practice, writing, and education and has the status of establishing the Wind of the Seon Gate and Sect in the late Joseon Dynasty by compiling the thoughts before Joseon Buddhism. In addition, his national defense activities are evident in his achievements leading the participation of the volunteer Sangha army during the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592. However, considering the fact that the period during which Hyujeong participated in the war and joined the volunteer Sangha army was only about 2-3 years, I think it is necessary to give more importance to his appearance as a Buddhist monk in evaluating him. This thesis was written for the purpose of reviewing the research history related to Cheongheo Hyujeong. To this end, the author first carried out the work of comprehensively collecting and organizing research related to Cheongheo, and as a result, the existing studies were divided into five themes: ① Life and writings ② Thought ③ Dharma lineage ④ The activity of the volunteer Sangha army and Pyochungsa shrine ⑤ Literature and others. This thesis outlines the major research achievements in the fields excluding ‘Literature and Others’ among them, and is composed in the form of presenting some tasks and problems that appear in these studies. It is hoped that this thesis will provide a new direction for Hyujeong-related research in the future.