Bongkil Chung is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Florida International University. His books include The Scriptures of Won Buddhism: A Translation of the Wŏnbulgyo Kyojŏn with Introduction and An Introduction to Won Buddhism.
摘要
Won Buddhism emerged in early twentieth-century Korea after a long period of anti-Buddhist repression. It is a syncretic tradition, a form of Buddhism strongly influenced by the Chŏson dynasty's Neo-Confucian ethical heritage and by Daoism. Seeking to deliver sentient beings from suffering and to create a just and ethical world, Won Buddhism stresses practical application of the dharma and service. It offers a vision of people as one family, morally perfected. This book provides the first English translations of the writings of Chŏngsan (1900–62), the second dharma master of Won Buddhism, who codified the new religion's central doctrines. The translations here include Chŏngsan's discussion of Buddha-nature, described as a mind-seal and symbolized by the Irwŏnsang (a unitary circle); his synthesis of Confucian moral and political programs with Buddhist notions of emancipation from birth and death; and his expositions on realizing the ideal of all people as one family.
目次
Preface Abbreviations and Conventions Introduction Background The Life of Chŏngsan The Central Doctrine of Won Buddhism The Thought of Chŏngsan Concluding Remarks Translations Part One: The Canon of the World (Sejŏn) 1. General Introduction 2. Education 3. Family 4. Religious Faith 5. Society 6. The Nation 7. The World 8. Rest 9. Nirvāņa 10. An Outline Part Two: The Dharma Words (Pŏbŏ) I. Aspiration and Planning II. Taking Care of the Fundamentals III. Fundamental Principles IV. Exposition of Scriptures V. Exhortations for the Practice of the Way VI. Moral Culture VII. On Being Diligent and Truthful VIII. Edification in Response to Capacities IX. Dharma Admonitions X. The Destiny of the Way XI. On the Korean National Destiny XII. On Birth and Death XIII. The Last Instructions Part Three: Other Selected Writings I. On Irwŏnsang II. Truth, Faith, and Practice of Irwŏnsang III. Ode to the Consummate Enlightenment Notes Chinese Character Glossary Glossary of Terms Selected Bibliography Index
