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Buddhist practice is the way to becoming a Buddha. This distinguishes self-power-faith-based Buddhism from faiths in other power. But Buddhist practice is being perceived as something mysterious by the general public. Considering that Buddhism leads all sentient beings to shed suffering and to reach the liberation realm, the skillful means of Buddhist practice needs to be popularized and to be performed in daily routines. Thus, this paper, for the popularization and daily routine performance of Buddhist practice, analyzes the Buddhist practice program status and presents its improvement direction. Korean Buddhism, which pursues ecumenical Buddhism, has inherited diverse practice methods, but this paper studied phrase-observing meditation (看話禪) , deep bow, remembrance of the Buddha’s name (念佛) , dhāraṇī, reading the scriptures (讀經) , sūtra copying (寫經) , and insight meditation (vipassanā) practice methods. An analysis of the programs according to these Buddhist practice methods revealed these problems: the purpose of program implementation being irrelevant to Buddhism, inappropriate systemization and standardization of programs, a lack of continuous implementation of special programs, and a lack of inspection and guidance efforts for Buddhist practice. With regard to these problems of Buddhist practice programs, this paper presented the improvement direction from the aspect of development direction and implementation direction. From the development direction aspect, first, true Buddhist practice programs with Buddhist identity need to be developed not to meet worldly desires and needs but to cut off these. Second, regardless of Buddhists or non-Buddhists, Buddhist practice programs that everyone can participate in and practice in daily routines need to be developed. Third, certain standardized and consistent Buddhist practice programs according to practice methods need to be developed. Furthermore, from the implementation aspect, first, there is a need to foster experienced specialist instructors who well protect the identity of Buddhist practice from third practice methods and other similar programs and who can guide lay practitioners. Also, today’s Korean Buddhism, which lack inspection of Buddhist practice, should be awakened to boosting the inspection and guidance efforts for Buddhist practice.

한국어

본고는 간화선, 절, 염불, 주력, 독경, 사경, 그리고 위빠사나를 대상으로 불교 수행 프로그램의 실태 분석과 개선 방향을 제시하고 있다. 이들 수행법에 따른 프로그램의 실태를 분석한 결과, 프로그램 운영 목적의 비불교성, 프로그램의 체계화와 표준화 미비, 전문수행 프로그램의 지속적 운영 부족, 수행의 점검과 지도 부재 등의 문제가 있었다. 본고는 이러한 문제점에 대한 개선 방향을 개발 방향과 운영 방향으로 구분했다. 개발방향의 측면에서는, 불교적 정체성을 갖춘 프로그램의 개발, 누구나 일상에서 실행할 수 있는 프로그램의 개발, 수행법별로 일정한 기준에 따른 통일성을 갖춘 프로 그램의 개발을 제시했다. 그리고 운영 방향의 측면에서는, 프로그램의 불교적 정체 성을 담보할 수 있는 전문지도자 양성과 경험 많고 눈 푸른 스승에 의한 수행의 점검과 지도를 제시했다.