earticle

영어

As one can see, “Hyuchong” was an outstanding figure in the history of Korean Buddhism and managed to remain a shining light in the dark times of Korean Buddhism during its oppression in Choson Dynasty. During these hard times where Buddhism was oppressed and Confucianism revered, he devoted 80 years of his life to save the country and the great Dharma. As a human being, however, Hyuchong lost his parents when he was young, and was exposed to the miseries of war and calamity and he therefore came to deeply realize the impermanence of life. As a revivor of the Seon and Kyo Buddhist orders, he not only helped future generations with his work Seonkakwikam(禪家龜鑑) but also tried to harmonize the three religions of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism through his work Samkakwikam(三家龜鑑). This is also a reflection of what he tried to accomplish within the Buddhist order - his work Seonkyosok(禪敎釋) tried to harmonize the practises of Seon and kyo as a means to attain enlightenment. Furthermore, while he harmonized the practises of meditation and sutra-reciting, at the same time he established the Sammun suhak(三門修學).