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Saving Animals and Winning a War: Buddhist way of dealing with conflict= 동물을 구하고 전쟁에 이기는 법 - 분쟁을 대하는 불교적 태도 |
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황순일 (著)=Hwang, Soon-il (au.)
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인도철학=印度哲學=Korean Journal of Indian Philosophy
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Volume | n.43 |
Date | 2015 |
Pages | 255 - 276 |
Publisher | 印度哲學會 |
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http://krindology.com/
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Location | Korea [韓國] |
Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
Language | 英文=English |
Note | Dongguk University. sihwang@dgu.edu |
Keyword | religious conflict; saving animals; Jātakas; Bhagavad-Gītā; Universal Morality; 종교갈등; 동물보호; 본생담; in-group morality; 바가바드기따; 열린윤리; 닫힌윤리; 종교평화선언 |
Abstract | Johannes Bronkhorst in his recent publication, Buddhism in the Shadow of Brahmanism, has argued that Buddhism offered ‘very little’ in terms of practical and sensible advice to royal court on issues related to statecraft. One of the examples given in the book is the letter sent to young King Kaniṣika of Kushana dynasty from a Buddhist monk Mātṛceṭa known to be the intellectual grandchild of Nāgārjuna. In this letter he, as a Buddhist counselor to the King, talks only about saving the life of animals and not even mentioning of the killing of humans. It looks as if this advice cannot help the King busy at intense statecraft and at bloody warfare. Although it can be regarded neither as practical nor as sensible, it in fact conveys the core Buddhist ethical value of universal morality. If one should value high on the life of animals, there is no need to mention the life of human beings including enemy troops. Indeed, there is one charming Jātaka story in which the future Buddha, born as Śakra Indra, the Lord of devas, wins over asuras by saving the life of animals in a war. It is preserved both in Pali Jātaka and in ĀryaŚūra’s Jātakamāla in slightly different setting. Nowadays religion has been condemned as a divisive force powered by in-group/out-group enmity and vendetta. Buddhism seems to be a step aside from those religious conflict and violence. Indeed Buddhists, based on non-violence as well as loving kindness and compassion, wish for the happiness and well being of all living creatures. In this there is no such distinction as oneself and others, our side and other side and in-group and out-group. The spirit of Buddhist universal morality seems to be embedded in diverse Buddhist stories, such as the Kulāvakajātaka, and they could offer the key for Buddhists to deal with multi-religious and multi-cultural society we live in.
요하네스 브롱코스트는 ‘브라만 사상의 그늘에서 본 불교’란 최근 저서에서 국가를 경영한다는 측면에서 불교인들이 왕가에 해줄 수 있는 일들이 아주 적었다는 점을 지적하고 있다. 아마도 이러한 태도는 생사를 건 전쟁에 임하는 쿠샨의 카니시카왕에서 동물을 구할 것을 집중적으로 강조한 마뜨리째따(Mātrceṭa)의 편지에서 잘 나타나고 있다. 비록 이러한 불교적 태도가 왕에게 전혀 도움이 되지 않았을 것 같지만, 불교인들이 분쟁을 맞이했을 때 어떻게 해야 하는지를 잘 보여주고 있다. 사실상 빨리 자따까와 아리야슈라의 자따까말라는 신들의 왕으로 태어난 전생의 붓다가 악신들과의 전쟁에서 어린 독수리들을 보호하고 전쟁에서도 승리한 이야기를 전하고 있다. 불교인들의 열린 윤리관은 닫힌 윤리관 속에서 자타를 구분하고 자기편에 대해서는 사랑하고 의지하며 다른편에 대해서는 증오하고 폭력을 행사하는 현실에 잔잔한 경종을 울리고 있다. 이 논문에서는 불교의 열린 윤리관이 현실적으로 어떻게 적용될 수 있는가를 검토하면서 다종교 다문화 사회에서 상호간의 이해와 평화를 갈망하는 불교인의 태도를 다양한 측면에서 검토해 본다. |
Table of contents | Introduction.256 II Religion and Conflict. 257 III Saving Animal and Winning a War. 260 IV Buddhist Way of Dealing with Conflict. 266
V Closing Remarks. 271
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ISSN | 12263230 (P) |
Hits | 76 |
Created date | 2023.10.21 |
Modified date | 2023.10.21 |
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