朝鮮後期臨済法統と教育および修行体系の特徴=The Characteristics of the Dharma Lineages of Imje Seon, the Systems of Monastic Education and Practice in the Late Joseon Dynasty
During the process of systematization of the Joseon Buddhist order, various lineages and branches wereestablished over the first half of the seventeenth century. As the so-called “Imje-T’aego dharma lineages 臨濟太古法統” established a self-consciousness for the lineages and branches firmly formed along with the identity of Joseon Buddhism as a proponent of the Seon (Zen 禪) school.
Given this, the systems of monastic education and practice also wereestablished by focusing on the dual cultivation of meditation and doctrinal teachings 禪敎兼修 as a basic principle, thereby pursuing an elevation of the spirit of kanhwa Seon 看話禪.In the latter half of the Joseon dynasty, the dual cultivation of Seon and Gyo (敎,teaching) was combined with the recitation practice of the name of Amitabha Buddha.
