초록 열기/닫기 버튼

불교의 궁극적인 목적은 고통을 제거하여 깨달음에 이르는 것이다. 따라서 불교는 그 어느 종교보다도 고통에 대한 세밀한 분석과 이를 제거하기 위한 수행적인 측면을 강조하였다. 본 논문에서는 집단적[사회적] 고통에 대한 불교적 관점과 그러한 고통을 해결하기 위한 불교적 대안이 무엇인지를 살펴보았다. 불교적 존재론의 기반은 연기설이며, 그러한 연기설을 설명하는 대표적인 원리가 업설(業說)이다. 업설은 개인적[개체]인 행위 작용으로서 나타나는 불공업(不共業)과 집단적인 행위 작용으로서 나타나는 공업(共業)이 있다. 본 논문에서는 불공업과 공업은 불가분의 관계를 맺고 있는 것으로, 집단적 고통은 결국 공업에 대한 철저한 이해와 실천에 의해 해결될 수 있음을 밝히고자 하였다.


The purpose of this study is to take a view of modern Indian society to compare with the human equal ideology and in addition, take a view of Neo-Buddhist movement of modern Indian society on the basis of equality from the historical and philosophical viewpoint. The concept of equality, which was introduced to India in the modern age, became the ideological medium of social revolution movement, denying caste system, which has been a chronic social problem. Therefore, there were social changes such as cultural adaptation and there was a new recognition change about the untouchable, who could not belong to Hindu social structure. The social statuses of the untouchable, who suffered from inhuman treatment, caused new interpretation and conflict around Gandhi and Ambedkar. Especially, the effort of Gandhi to admit the untouchable as the sons of God and admit them as the community members of Hindu society was not helpful for improving the ranks of the untouchable. On the contrary, Ambedkar recognized that it was impossible to realize social equalities of the untouchable inside Hindu society and displayed radical dalit movement. I discussed how Ambedkar, who recognized that the caste can't be removed in Hindu society, asserted the justification of Buddhist conversion. In addition, I researched the thought of Ambedkar, who asserted that the untouchable should acquire political, economic and social equality through Neo-Buddhist movement. I observed that modern western thought occupy important position in the ideological trend of Neo-Buddhist movement after concentrating to philosophical model of Neo-Buddhist movement displayed in modern Indian society.