원불교; 불법연구회; 조계종; 천태종; 태고종; 삼보; 전수; 회통; Traditional Buddhism; Won-Buddhism; The Bulbeop Yeonguhoe; Popular Religion; Engaged Buddhism; Jogyejong; Cheontaejong; Taegojong; Three Jewels; Singled-minded Practice; Harmonious comprehensiveness; 圓佛敎; 佛法硏究會; 曹溪宗
摘要
This paper attempts to examine the dialogue between Buddhism and Won-Buddhist reformation. First, it investigates the religious character of Won-Buddhism from the perspective of historical development, it also examines the aspect of popular religion based on traditional Buddhism and comprehensive religion. Finally, Won-Buddhism as an engaged Buddhism is shown to be a modernized Buddhist order. The dialogue between Buddhism and Won-Buddhism was developed through tradition and reformation, singled-minded practice and harmonious comprehensiveness. As for the former, it was compared with traditional orders in Korea, explored the possibility of dialogue between both sides, while considering Won-Buddhism’s deconstruction and newly organization of the Three Jewels of the Buddha, Dharma, and Sa .gha. As for the latter, it sought dialogue between the sect-centric traditional orders of Buddhism and the aspect of the harmoniously comprehensive thoughts of Won-Buddhism. In other words, it elucidated the character of Won-Buddhism as a comprehensive Buddhism and a comprehensive religion, harmonious comprehensiveness between the spiritual and scientific civilization, and the aspect of unity of religious and economic lives. It also argued from the position of traditional Buddhism about how to accept and communicate with it. It illuminated that traditional Buddhism and Won-Buddhism at last should learn from each other and need to cooperate and unite to respond to local as well as global issues.
