At the age of twenty, I became obsessed with the Heart Sutra.
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Dool, conveys new enlightenment through the Heart Sutra!
Dool, in his 20s, is shocked when he comes across the meaning of the Heart Sutra.
This book begins with that story and covers everything related to the Heart Sutra.
The Heart Sutra is the core scripture of Mahayana Buddhism.
It vividly recounts the crucial scenes leading up to the creation of this scripture.
The history of Indian Buddhism from Siddhartha to Mahayana Buddhism is clearly organized.
In addition, by deeply analyzing the text of the Heart Sutra, where the idea of emptiness appears at the forefront, the specific content of the wisdom of prajna is easily explained by connecting it to our current awareness of problems.
This book also tells an interesting story about the flow of Korean Buddhism and its essential nature.
Korean Buddhism, which is centered on Zen, is unique.
We can see the powerful flow of our Seon practice tradition, which continues from Seosan Daesa through Gyeonghyo, Mangong, Seongcheol, and Beopjeong.
Here, we introduce the intimate human side of our Buddhism and the deeply resonant koans of our ancestors, revealing the irony that Korean Buddhism, despite being persecuted during the Joseon Dynasty, has maintained a pure practice culture.
The story of the great practitioner Gyeongheo told by the author is moving.
Dool, in his 20s, is shocked when he comes across the meaning of the Heart Sutra.
This book begins with that story and covers everything related to the Heart Sutra.
The Heart Sutra is the core scripture of Mahayana Buddhism.
It vividly recounts the crucial scenes leading up to the creation of this scripture.
The history of Indian Buddhism from Siddhartha to Mahayana Buddhism is clearly organized.
In addition, by deeply analyzing the text of the Heart Sutra, where the idea of emptiness appears at the forefront, the specific content of the wisdom of prajna is easily explained by connecting it to our current awareness of problems.
This book also tells an interesting story about the flow of Korean Buddhism and its essential nature.
Korean Buddhism, which is centered on Zen, is unique.
We can see the powerful flow of our Seon practice tradition, which continues from Seosan Daesa through Gyeonghyo, Mangong, Seongcheol, and Beopjeong.
Here, we introduce the intimate human side of our Buddhism and the deeply resonant koans of our ancestors, revealing the irony that Korean Buddhism, despite being persecuted during the Joseon Dynasty, has maintained a pure practice culture.
The story of the great practitioner Gyeongheo told by the author is moving.
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Chapter 1 Prologue
Destiny 17
Majoring in Philosophy 18
Road to Gwangdeoksa Temple 19
The First Encounter: [Heart Sutra] Underwash 20
Shocking first impression: This is anti-Buddhism! 21
Byeoldang Yongmaengjeongjin 22
The Mystery of the Scops Owl's Call 23
New Bride's Approval 24
Mom's Public Security 26
Chapter 2: The Trends of Korean Buddhism and Its Essential Character
Real and fake 28
Admiral Yi Sun-sin and Seosan Daesa 29
Imjin War: The Mercy of Self-Dedication 31
Ambassador Yeonggyu: The First Land Victory 32
The Cowardly Confucian Antics 32
The Relationship Between Seonjo and Seosan Daesa 33
Did Jeong Yeo-rip really plot treason? 34
Ancestor's Love-Hate Complex 35
The Red Book of Discipline Becomes the Root of a Nation's Destruction, Part 36
Confucian scholars dragging Seosan off his horse, 37
The achievements of the soldiers who helped Yi Sun-sin.
Yujeong's Great Finish 38
Yoo Jeong's dazzling performance was not properly recorded.
Seosan and Haenam Daedunsa Temple 39
The Imjin War and the 40th anniversary of the monks
Seosan's death poem 41
Dick and Jesus, Dick and Philosophy 43
Seosan and Samgagwigam 44
Gyeongheo Song Dong-wook, 45
If you want to read, start with Thousand Character Classic 46
Thousand Character Classic Dono 47
Buddhism, Chinese Studies, and Hermeneutic Methodology 48
The Death of Gyeongheo 49
Gyeheo and Manhwa 51
Come to Gyeongheo Donghaksa Temple, the tall and tall Kang Baek, 52
Ghosts Encountered in Cheonan 53
Escape from Death 54
19th-Century History of the Cholera Bacterium 55
The misfortune of not knowing the concept of disinfection 56
Haewol, Gyeongheo, and Yunjil Cholera 57
The Secret of Donghak Evangelism: Cholera 58
Is this the life-or-death story you preach? Is it really the life-or-death story? 59
Gyeongheo's Bravery and Progress 60
This scholar's greeting 62
63 cows without a place to sleep
Reborn as a Voice Actor 65
Cow and Reins 66
The Cow Without a Rein: The Liberation of Freedom 66
No one 68
Musajiin 69
Cheonjangsa Temple Story 69
Crossing the Stream Story 70
The meaning of landing 75
Joju's Banghajeo 76
Jesus and the Holy Spirit 77
The Visibility of Gyeong-Heo 78
The miserable lives of the Korean people in the 1880s 79
49th Exam 80
Mr. Kim, the servant, and this man are both Buddhas. 82
49th: Theory of Reincarnation and Good Deeds, Hyang-A Seol-wi 83
Dharma and Grain 84
The Lady of Mythical Age and Gyeongheo 84
The void cannot be an object of criticism! It is only an object of understanding. 95
Man Gong and Donghaksa Night Dharma Service 95
The winds of Gyeongheo's influence protected 20th-century Joseon Buddhism.
Man-gong's Anti-Japanese Struggle 98
Limitations of the Purification Movement (1954–1962) 98
Myungjin's Story 100
Majo and Eunbong 105
Angeo 107
Haeinsa Temple Bansalim 108
Monk Seongcheol's Position 111
Korean Buddhism Transcends Chinese Buddhism 112
Korean Buddhism is not Zen Buddhism, but Tong Buddhism. 113
Zen Buddhism: The Sinicization of Indian Buddhism 114
Zen, Samadhi, Yoga 115
What is the Dharma-like sect? 116
The overlapping meanings in the transliteration of Dian 117
There can be no distinction between teaching and good, between this and that. 118
The Ultimate Meaning of the Imje Dharma 119
Chapter 3: From Siddhartha to Mahayana Buddhism 121
The Fundamental Doctrines of Buddhism 121
The Three Dharma Seals or the Four Dharma Seals 122
Meaning of line 122
Acting 123
The Ilchigego and Schopenhauer 124
The Context of Civilization in the History of Ilcheogaego 125
Theme of Middle Eastern Desert Civilization: Sin 126
The Second Adam 127
Jebeopmuah 128
Artman 129
There is no Artman = there is no substance 131
Nirvana 131
Buddhism is a religion of life, not a religion of death. 132
Alpha and Omega of Buddhism 133
Psychology and Atheism 134
The Religion of Anatta 135
The Three Studies and the Four Noble Truths 135
Genetic and Disillusionmental Acting 136
The Eightfold Path and the Three Learnings 137
Characteristics of Buddhist History: Development by Incorporating Previous Theories 139
Jinul's Jeonghye Ssangsu 140
Monk's Precepts 141
You Cannot Attain the Way Through a Hwadu 142
Only the topic of your own life is valid 142
Samhak Samjang 143
The Human Nature of Siddhartha 144
Silent and Dharma Talk 144
What is Prajna? Understanding the Prajna Sutra 145
[Eight Thousand Songs of Prajnaparamita Sutra] 146
Sanskrit original text of the Eight Thousand Songs of Prajnaparamita Sutra, 147
[The Prajnaparamita Sutra of the Path of Wisdom] 147
The Miraculous Translation of the Luka Cham of the Yue Zhi Kingdom 148
The only sculpture in the [Eight Thousand Songs of Prajnaparamita Sutra] 149
The first three chapters of the [Tao Haeng Ban Ya Sutra], 150
The establishment of the Prajna Sutra marks the beginning of Mahayana Buddhism.
What kind of country is the Yueji Kingdom? 151
From the Yuezhi State to the Kushan Empire 152
Character of the Kushan Dynasty: Inclusive culture, birth of Buddhist statues,
The Foundation of Mahayana 153
The Great Prajnaparamita Sutra, Volume 154
Enlargement and Condensation 154
What does the word "heart" in the Heart Sutra mean? 156
The Prajna Sutra and the Gospel of Thomas 156
[Diamond Sutra] and [Heart Sutra] 157
Prajna Sutra, Mahayana Buddhism, and Zen Buddhism 158
The root of Korean Seon Buddhism is not Seon, but Wisdom. 158
The Choice of Our People: Not Public Security, but the Diamond Sutra and the Heart Sutra 159
A Diachronic Perspective for Understanding the Basic Concepts of [Mindfulness] 159
Let's close the books on the shelf and talk briefly 160
Misconceptions about the term "Mahayana" 160
Buses and sedans 161
The Sravaka, the Doctrinal Monk, and the Bodhisattva Monk: The Meaning of Bodhisattva 162
Was Siddhartha Really a Prince? 163
The Path to Self-Destruction, the Path to Self-Perfection 164
Karma, Reincarnation, and Nirvana 164
The gate and the doctrinal scepter did not think that they would be burned. 165
Arahan 166
The Rise of Wheel-Turning King Ashoka 166
The Mauryan Dynasty founded by Chandragupta:
Full-scale exchange between Eastern and Western civilizations 167
Gathering 168
The Third Council under King Ashoka 168
New Stupa Culture 169
84,000 stupas 170
The Cultural Tower of Origins: The Formation of an Open Sanctuary 171
Siddhartha's Life Story 172
The Appearance of the Bodhisattva, the Gurakkun: 172 from the Opened Garam to the Seungbangjeongsa Temple
Chaitya with a Tower, the Appearance of Bodhisattva Gana 173
From Ashoka to Kanishka 174
Until the era of sectarian Buddhism, the image of the Buddha was taboo. 174
Stupa's Buddha 175
Mahayana Buddhism has a completely different character from early Buddhism. 176
The Religion of Bodhisattva, Not Siddhartha 176
No distinction between laypersons and monastics: The Three Jewels, 177
Embracing both the difficulty and the performance 178
The Open Religion of Bodhisattva One Vehicle: From the Form Body to the Dharma Body 178
All Humans Are Bodhisattvas: Respect for Buddha Statues = My Buddhahood 178
Christian history did not permit Mahayana Christianity. 179
The Beginning of Anti-Buddhism and Anti-Religion 179
8 types of [Mindfulness] 180
Script and Subscript 181
Problems with the translation of the Kumarajiva [Heart Sutra] 181
Commentary on the title 185
The Appearance of the Six Paramitas 186
Interpretation of Paramita 187
The Antagonism of Precepts and Wisdom 188
Conclusion 191
Lightning Sutra 192
Abandoning Ideals 194
Chapter 4 [Heart Sutra] Commentary 201
Lecture 1: From Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva to All Afflictions 201
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and Sariputra 201
The Form of the Diamond Sutra and the Form of the Heart Sutra 202
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is neutral,
Strong feminine image 203
The Meaning of Guanyin, Avalokitesvara 204
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and Reporter Lee Sang-ho 205
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is You 205
206. The price of the first view, the way, and the whole amount
Ohon 207
Evolution to Food 208
Chapter 2: From Sarija to the Buyeo Dynasty 209
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Perseveres in the Five Aggregates 209
I, the sum of the five elements, am ultimately empty 211
The world of the ball is the spiritual realm? That's bullshit! 212
Siddhartha's Enlightenment is a Single Act! 213
Chapter 3: From the Sariputra to the Abundant and Insufficient 214
The Six Buddhas of the Heart Sutra are not the Eight Buddhas of the Middle Way of the Middle Way 214
[The Heart Sutra] is not intended to speak of the vacuum of the mystical world. 216
Chapter 4: From the Colorless Realm of the City to the Realm of the Unconscious 216
Understanding the 18 Commandments 217
Buddhist epistemology and Western modern philosophical epistemology share the same lineage. 217
All 18 Precepts Disappear 219
Chapter 5: From Ignorance to the End of Ignorance 219
The 12-step cycle and the denial of the Four Noble Truths 220
The Philosophy of Nothingness, Not the Philosophy of the Ball 222
Lesson 6: From Ignorance to Incomelessness 223
Conclusion 223
From Cosmological Propositions to Ethical Propositions 224
The Monk Beopjeong's Non-Possessions 226
Lecture 7: From Bodhisattva to Samyak-Sambodhi 227
Bodhisattva becomes the subject 228
Fear and Dreams 229
Neighborhood BYC Underwear Store Conversation 229
Nirvana 233
233
Chapter 8: From the Prajna Paramita to the Truth and the Unpermissibility of Truth 234
Mudeungdeungju 235
Doilchego and Neungjeilchego 236
Lesson 9: From Sulbanya to Bodhisattva 237
Chapter 5: Epilogue 240
Reference 242
Destiny 17
Majoring in Philosophy 18
Road to Gwangdeoksa Temple 19
The First Encounter: [Heart Sutra] Underwash 20
Shocking first impression: This is anti-Buddhism! 21
Byeoldang Yongmaengjeongjin 22
The Mystery of the Scops Owl's Call 23
New Bride's Approval 24
Mom's Public Security 26
Chapter 2: The Trends of Korean Buddhism and Its Essential Character
Real and fake 28
Admiral Yi Sun-sin and Seosan Daesa 29
Imjin War: The Mercy of Self-Dedication 31
Ambassador Yeonggyu: The First Land Victory 32
The Cowardly Confucian Antics 32
The Relationship Between Seonjo and Seosan Daesa 33
Did Jeong Yeo-rip really plot treason? 34
Ancestor's Love-Hate Complex 35
The Red Book of Discipline Becomes the Root of a Nation's Destruction, Part 36
Confucian scholars dragging Seosan off his horse, 37
The achievements of the soldiers who helped Yi Sun-sin.
Yujeong's Great Finish 38
Yoo Jeong's dazzling performance was not properly recorded.
Seosan and Haenam Daedunsa Temple 39
The Imjin War and the 40th anniversary of the monks
Seosan's death poem 41
Dick and Jesus, Dick and Philosophy 43
Seosan and Samgagwigam 44
Gyeongheo Song Dong-wook, 45
If you want to read, start with Thousand Character Classic 46
Thousand Character Classic Dono 47
Buddhism, Chinese Studies, and Hermeneutic Methodology 48
The Death of Gyeongheo 49
Gyeheo and Manhwa 51
Come to Gyeongheo Donghaksa Temple, the tall and tall Kang Baek, 52
Ghosts Encountered in Cheonan 53
Escape from Death 54
19th-Century History of the Cholera Bacterium 55
The misfortune of not knowing the concept of disinfection 56
Haewol, Gyeongheo, and Yunjil Cholera 57
The Secret of Donghak Evangelism: Cholera 58
Is this the life-or-death story you preach? Is it really the life-or-death story? 59
Gyeongheo's Bravery and Progress 60
This scholar's greeting 62
63 cows without a place to sleep
Reborn as a Voice Actor 65
Cow and Reins 66
The Cow Without a Rein: The Liberation of Freedom 66
No one 68
Musajiin 69
Cheonjangsa Temple Story 69
Crossing the Stream Story 70
The meaning of landing 75
Joju's Banghajeo 76
Jesus and the Holy Spirit 77
The Visibility of Gyeong-Heo 78
The miserable lives of the Korean people in the 1880s 79
49th Exam 80
Mr. Kim, the servant, and this man are both Buddhas. 82
49th: Theory of Reincarnation and Good Deeds, Hyang-A Seol-wi 83
Dharma and Grain 84
The Lady of Mythical Age and Gyeongheo 84
The void cannot be an object of criticism! It is only an object of understanding. 95
Man Gong and Donghaksa Night Dharma Service 95
The winds of Gyeongheo's influence protected 20th-century Joseon Buddhism.
Man-gong's Anti-Japanese Struggle 98
Limitations of the Purification Movement (1954–1962) 98
Myungjin's Story 100
Majo and Eunbong 105
Angeo 107
Haeinsa Temple Bansalim 108
Monk Seongcheol's Position 111
Korean Buddhism Transcends Chinese Buddhism 112
Korean Buddhism is not Zen Buddhism, but Tong Buddhism. 113
Zen Buddhism: The Sinicization of Indian Buddhism 114
Zen, Samadhi, Yoga 115
What is the Dharma-like sect? 116
The overlapping meanings in the transliteration of Dian 117
There can be no distinction between teaching and good, between this and that. 118
The Ultimate Meaning of the Imje Dharma 119
Chapter 3: From Siddhartha to Mahayana Buddhism 121
The Fundamental Doctrines of Buddhism 121
The Three Dharma Seals or the Four Dharma Seals 122
Meaning of line 122
Acting 123
The Ilchigego and Schopenhauer 124
The Context of Civilization in the History of Ilcheogaego 125
Theme of Middle Eastern Desert Civilization: Sin 126
The Second Adam 127
Jebeopmuah 128
Artman 129
There is no Artman = there is no substance 131
Nirvana 131
Buddhism is a religion of life, not a religion of death. 132
Alpha and Omega of Buddhism 133
Psychology and Atheism 134
The Religion of Anatta 135
The Three Studies and the Four Noble Truths 135
Genetic and Disillusionmental Acting 136
The Eightfold Path and the Three Learnings 137
Characteristics of Buddhist History: Development by Incorporating Previous Theories 139
Jinul's Jeonghye Ssangsu 140
Monk's Precepts 141
You Cannot Attain the Way Through a Hwadu 142
Only the topic of your own life is valid 142
Samhak Samjang 143
The Human Nature of Siddhartha 144
Silent and Dharma Talk 144
What is Prajna? Understanding the Prajna Sutra 145
[Eight Thousand Songs of Prajnaparamita Sutra] 146
Sanskrit original text of the Eight Thousand Songs of Prajnaparamita Sutra, 147
[The Prajnaparamita Sutra of the Path of Wisdom] 147
The Miraculous Translation of the Luka Cham of the Yue Zhi Kingdom 148
The only sculpture in the [Eight Thousand Songs of Prajnaparamita Sutra] 149
The first three chapters of the [Tao Haeng Ban Ya Sutra], 150
The establishment of the Prajna Sutra marks the beginning of Mahayana Buddhism.
What kind of country is the Yueji Kingdom? 151
From the Yuezhi State to the Kushan Empire 152
Character of the Kushan Dynasty: Inclusive culture, birth of Buddhist statues,
The Foundation of Mahayana 153
The Great Prajnaparamita Sutra, Volume 154
Enlargement and Condensation 154
What does the word "heart" in the Heart Sutra mean? 156
The Prajna Sutra and the Gospel of Thomas 156
[Diamond Sutra] and [Heart Sutra] 157
Prajna Sutra, Mahayana Buddhism, and Zen Buddhism 158
The root of Korean Seon Buddhism is not Seon, but Wisdom. 158
The Choice of Our People: Not Public Security, but the Diamond Sutra and the Heart Sutra 159
A Diachronic Perspective for Understanding the Basic Concepts of [Mindfulness] 159
Let's close the books on the shelf and talk briefly 160
Misconceptions about the term "Mahayana" 160
Buses and sedans 161
The Sravaka, the Doctrinal Monk, and the Bodhisattva Monk: The Meaning of Bodhisattva 162
Was Siddhartha Really a Prince? 163
The Path to Self-Destruction, the Path to Self-Perfection 164
Karma, Reincarnation, and Nirvana 164
The gate and the doctrinal scepter did not think that they would be burned. 165
Arahan 166
The Rise of Wheel-Turning King Ashoka 166
The Mauryan Dynasty founded by Chandragupta:
Full-scale exchange between Eastern and Western civilizations 167
Gathering 168
The Third Council under King Ashoka 168
New Stupa Culture 169
84,000 stupas 170
The Cultural Tower of Origins: The Formation of an Open Sanctuary 171
Siddhartha's Life Story 172
The Appearance of the Bodhisattva, the Gurakkun: 172 from the Opened Garam to the Seungbangjeongsa Temple
Chaitya with a Tower, the Appearance of Bodhisattva Gana 173
From Ashoka to Kanishka 174
Until the era of sectarian Buddhism, the image of the Buddha was taboo. 174
Stupa's Buddha 175
Mahayana Buddhism has a completely different character from early Buddhism. 176
The Religion of Bodhisattva, Not Siddhartha 176
No distinction between laypersons and monastics: The Three Jewels, 177
Embracing both the difficulty and the performance 178
The Open Religion of Bodhisattva One Vehicle: From the Form Body to the Dharma Body 178
All Humans Are Bodhisattvas: Respect for Buddha Statues = My Buddhahood 178
Christian history did not permit Mahayana Christianity. 179
The Beginning of Anti-Buddhism and Anti-Religion 179
8 types of [Mindfulness] 180
Script and Subscript 181
Problems with the translation of the Kumarajiva [Heart Sutra] 181
Commentary on the title 185
The Appearance of the Six Paramitas 186
Interpretation of Paramita 187
The Antagonism of Precepts and Wisdom 188
Conclusion 191
Lightning Sutra 192
Abandoning Ideals 194
Chapter 4 [Heart Sutra] Commentary 201
Lecture 1: From Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva to All Afflictions 201
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and Sariputra 201
The Form of the Diamond Sutra and the Form of the Heart Sutra 202
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is neutral,
Strong feminine image 203
The Meaning of Guanyin, Avalokitesvara 204
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and Reporter Lee Sang-ho 205
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is You 205
206. The price of the first view, the way, and the whole amount
Ohon 207
Evolution to Food 208
Chapter 2: From Sarija to the Buyeo Dynasty 209
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Perseveres in the Five Aggregates 209
I, the sum of the five elements, am ultimately empty 211
The world of the ball is the spiritual realm? That's bullshit! 212
Siddhartha's Enlightenment is a Single Act! 213
Chapter 3: From the Sariputra to the Abundant and Insufficient 214
The Six Buddhas of the Heart Sutra are not the Eight Buddhas of the Middle Way of the Middle Way 214
[The Heart Sutra] is not intended to speak of the vacuum of the mystical world. 216
Chapter 4: From the Colorless Realm of the City to the Realm of the Unconscious 216
Understanding the 18 Commandments 217
Buddhist epistemology and Western modern philosophical epistemology share the same lineage. 217
All 18 Precepts Disappear 219
Chapter 5: From Ignorance to the End of Ignorance 219
The 12-step cycle and the denial of the Four Noble Truths 220
The Philosophy of Nothingness, Not the Philosophy of the Ball 222
Lesson 6: From Ignorance to Incomelessness 223
Conclusion 223
From Cosmological Propositions to Ethical Propositions 224
The Monk Beopjeong's Non-Possessions 226
Lecture 7: From Bodhisattva to Samyak-Sambodhi 227
Bodhisattva becomes the subject 228
Fear and Dreams 229
Neighborhood BYC Underwear Store Conversation 229
Nirvana 233
233
Chapter 8: From the Prajna Paramita to the Truth and the Unpermissibility of Truth 234
Mudeungdeungju 235
Doilchego and Neungjeilchego 236
Lesson 9: From Sulbanya to Bodhisattva 237
Chapter 5: Epilogue 240
Reference 242
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What's going on? As I matched up the words, one letter at a time, two letters at a time, sentence by sentence, subject, verb, adverb, adjective, and so on, and began to contemplate their meaning, oh no! As the vague meaning began to sink in, a vast world of thought unfolded, the entire universe dancing a wondrous dance within my sphere of consciousness. I was utterly shocked.
--- p.20
This is anti-Buddhism! This is not Buddhism! This is an entirely new logic that fundamentally destroys all of Buddhism's logic! It is dynamite that destroys the very foundations that make Buddhism Buddhist! What the heck! How can Buddhism be a religion that holds anti-religious logic as its highest expression? --- p.21-22
At that moment, I realized that people are more important than religion.
It was another great awakening.
The norms of institutionalized religion are merely a superficial shell imposed on humanity! The shell is gone! Through that experience, I shed both the robes of a pastor and a monk.
And I have come this far by insisting on the path of philosophy without premise.
--- p.27
Haewol (born 1827) and Gyeongheo (born 1849)! Haewol was a generation older, but these two faced the same realities of the people at the same time and faced the same concerns.
Gyeonghyo was thoroughly individualistic and sought to establish a new intellectual revolution through inner cultivation, while Haewol was thoroughly communal and sought to establish a political revolution through social organizational movements.
Both of them were aiming for a new era in Joseon history.
--- p.57~58
It is said that when Seosan Daesa became the commander-in-chief of the eight provinces and appealed for a general uprising of righteous monks, an army of 5,000 monks was organized across the country in an instant.
You can see how great the abilities of Seosan Daesa were.
Seosan Daesa leads the Righteous Army and joins forces with the Ming army to recapture Pyongyang Castle and play a decisive role in recapturing Seoul.
--- p.36~37
Seosan is not only an outstanding practitioner, but also a very profound thinker.
Zen? A person who has a deep understanding of both the teachings.
… … In any case, it is a stroke of luck for our country’s Buddhist culture that a great figure like Seosan became the center of monks during the mid-Joseon period.
--- p.44
There were very few monks who had such solid scholarship and a solid foundation in Chinese classics as Gyeongheo.
Gyeongheo is commonly understood as a monk of the so-called heretical and non-doctrinal way, a Zen monk who does nothing but practice, but there is no other scholar as fearsome as Gyeongheo, and the knowledge of Chinese classics contained in his poetry cannot be matched by the flashiness of monks who merely imitate it.
--- p.49
But the Lord says: “Put it down!” It doesn’t take any of Jesus’ strength to put the burden down.
Just put it down.
My wife and I fight over trivial things and it becomes a burden.
You just have to put it down and keep carrying it around and grinding your teeth.
… … If you understand just this one thing, you will never have to see a psychiatrist in your life.
--- p.77~78
“Buddha is not only in this temple.
… … Giving alms to those who are poor and needy is the same as giving alms to the Buddha. If you take good care of your servants, servants, and commoners, that is the highest form of Buddhist service.” --- p.83
What I meant was that our country's Buddhist tradition is the crystallization of our people's unique and independent life, values, and feelings that transcends the Buddhism of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
I want to tell future generations of this Joseon land that only by correctly understanding this can we find a new spiritual path for our people.
The Buddhist truth system that I chose as a means of doing so is the Heart Sutra.
--- p.112~113
So, to put it very simply, words like Zen, Samadhi, and Yoga are not terribly difficult philosophical terms, but are simply various expressions of a very basic Indian word, such as “concentration of the mind.”
… …
You must keep in mind that meditation, samadhi, yoga, etc. are simply practices that are inherent in the lifestyle of the Indian people, and do not signify some lofty philosophical realm, mystical experience, or some substantial cosmos that the human mind must reach, separate from such lifestyle.
--- p.116~117
Is eating, defecating, and sleeping when you're sleepy Zen? Anyone who can grasp this profound meaning will realize that this doesn't mean simply passing through everyday life.
By saying here that “everyday life” is good, Imje is actually rejecting the reality of all religious illusions.
--- p.120
All moving phenomena are impermanent.
Constantly changing due to cause and effect
Everything is painful! Ah, it's so painful!
All dharmas are without ego.
There is no subject! There is no continuation of self-identity!
Let's extinguish the flames of affliction! Then we will enjoy a peaceful and comfortable life.
This is the alpha-omega of Buddhism.
That's all there is to Buddhism.
No! Is Buddhism really this easy? --- p.133~134
One could say that Mahayana Buddhism came into being with the creation of the Prajna Sutra, or one could say that the Prajna Sutras began to be created with the emergence of a new Buddhist movement called “Mahayana Buddhism.”
So, I think you will be able to understand [the Heart Sutra] only when we fully explain what “Mahayana Buddhism” is, what “Hinayana” is, and what the relationship is between the Prajna Sutras and the Heart Sutra.
--- p.151
Looking at the long history of Buddhism, we might also say this: "The final destination of Mahayana Buddhism was Zen Buddhism." Zen Buddhism is the pinnacle of practical Buddhism, embodying all the possibilities of Mahayana Buddhism to the extreme.
Buddhism was able to overcome the tribulations of the law only through Seon Buddhism, and even during the Joseon Dynasty in Korea, Seon Buddhism was able to maintain its pure form without losing its inclusiveness as a universal Buddhism due to its independent and practical nature.
--- p.158
First of all, Mahayana Buddhism is completely different in nature from the early Buddhism that followed the teachings of Siddhartha.
Mahayana Buddhism is not the religion of Siddhartha, but the religion of Bodhisattva.
Mahayana Buddhism is no longer a religion of those who abide by the teachings of Siddhartha, but of bodhisattvas, that is, bodhisattvas who aspire to become Siddhartha themselves.
--- p.20
This is anti-Buddhism! This is not Buddhism! This is an entirely new logic that fundamentally destroys all of Buddhism's logic! It is dynamite that destroys the very foundations that make Buddhism Buddhist! What the heck! How can Buddhism be a religion that holds anti-religious logic as its highest expression? --- p.21-22
At that moment, I realized that people are more important than religion.
It was another great awakening.
The norms of institutionalized religion are merely a superficial shell imposed on humanity! The shell is gone! Through that experience, I shed both the robes of a pastor and a monk.
And I have come this far by insisting on the path of philosophy without premise.
--- p.27
Haewol (born 1827) and Gyeongheo (born 1849)! Haewol was a generation older, but these two faced the same realities of the people at the same time and faced the same concerns.
Gyeonghyo was thoroughly individualistic and sought to establish a new intellectual revolution through inner cultivation, while Haewol was thoroughly communal and sought to establish a political revolution through social organizational movements.
Both of them were aiming for a new era in Joseon history.
--- p.57~58
It is said that when Seosan Daesa became the commander-in-chief of the eight provinces and appealed for a general uprising of righteous monks, an army of 5,000 monks was organized across the country in an instant.
You can see how great the abilities of Seosan Daesa were.
Seosan Daesa leads the Righteous Army and joins forces with the Ming army to recapture Pyongyang Castle and play a decisive role in recapturing Seoul.
--- p.36~37
Seosan is not only an outstanding practitioner, but also a very profound thinker.
Zen? A person who has a deep understanding of both the teachings.
… … In any case, it is a stroke of luck for our country’s Buddhist culture that a great figure like Seosan became the center of monks during the mid-Joseon period.
--- p.44
There were very few monks who had such solid scholarship and a solid foundation in Chinese classics as Gyeongheo.
Gyeongheo is commonly understood as a monk of the so-called heretical and non-doctrinal way, a Zen monk who does nothing but practice, but there is no other scholar as fearsome as Gyeongheo, and the knowledge of Chinese classics contained in his poetry cannot be matched by the flashiness of monks who merely imitate it.
--- p.49
But the Lord says: “Put it down!” It doesn’t take any of Jesus’ strength to put the burden down.
Just put it down.
My wife and I fight over trivial things and it becomes a burden.
You just have to put it down and keep carrying it around and grinding your teeth.
… … If you understand just this one thing, you will never have to see a psychiatrist in your life.
--- p.77~78
“Buddha is not only in this temple.
… … Giving alms to those who are poor and needy is the same as giving alms to the Buddha. If you take good care of your servants, servants, and commoners, that is the highest form of Buddhist service.” --- p.83
What I meant was that our country's Buddhist tradition is the crystallization of our people's unique and independent life, values, and feelings that transcends the Buddhism of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
I want to tell future generations of this Joseon land that only by correctly understanding this can we find a new spiritual path for our people.
The Buddhist truth system that I chose as a means of doing so is the Heart Sutra.
--- p.112~113
So, to put it very simply, words like Zen, Samadhi, and Yoga are not terribly difficult philosophical terms, but are simply various expressions of a very basic Indian word, such as “concentration of the mind.”
… …
You must keep in mind that meditation, samadhi, yoga, etc. are simply practices that are inherent in the lifestyle of the Indian people, and do not signify some lofty philosophical realm, mystical experience, or some substantial cosmos that the human mind must reach, separate from such lifestyle.
--- p.116~117
Is eating, defecating, and sleeping when you're sleepy Zen? Anyone who can grasp this profound meaning will realize that this doesn't mean simply passing through everyday life.
By saying here that “everyday life” is good, Imje is actually rejecting the reality of all religious illusions.
--- p.120
All moving phenomena are impermanent.
Constantly changing due to cause and effect
Everything is painful! Ah, it's so painful!
All dharmas are without ego.
There is no subject! There is no continuation of self-identity!
Let's extinguish the flames of affliction! Then we will enjoy a peaceful and comfortable life.
This is the alpha-omega of Buddhism.
That's all there is to Buddhism.
No! Is Buddhism really this easy? --- p.133~134
One could say that Mahayana Buddhism came into being with the creation of the Prajna Sutra, or one could say that the Prajna Sutras began to be created with the emergence of a new Buddhist movement called “Mahayana Buddhism.”
So, I think you will be able to understand [the Heart Sutra] only when we fully explain what “Mahayana Buddhism” is, what “Hinayana” is, and what the relationship is between the Prajna Sutras and the Heart Sutra.
--- p.151
Looking at the long history of Buddhism, we might also say this: "The final destination of Mahayana Buddhism was Zen Buddhism." Zen Buddhism is the pinnacle of practical Buddhism, embodying all the possibilities of Mahayana Buddhism to the extreme.
Buddhism was able to overcome the tribulations of the law only through Seon Buddhism, and even during the Joseon Dynasty in Korea, Seon Buddhism was able to maintain its pure form without losing its inclusiveness as a universal Buddhism due to its independent and practical nature.
--- p.158
First of all, Mahayana Buddhism is completely different in nature from the early Buddhism that followed the teachings of Siddhartha.
Mahayana Buddhism is not the religion of Siddhartha, but the religion of Bodhisattva.
Mahayana Buddhism is no longer a religion of those who abide by the teachings of Siddhartha, but of bodhisattvas, that is, bodhisattvas who aspire to become Siddhartha themselves.
--- p.176
Publisher's Review
Dool's story buried for 50 years!
50 years ago, Dool Kim Yong-ok was on a short-term monk's retreat at Gwangdeok Temple near Cheonan during his vacation.
At that time, he had an unforgettable experience.
At the back of a mountain temple, he happened to come across a document called the Heart Sutra, and at some point, as he began to understand its meaning, his perspective on the world changed significantly and he was overcome with great excitement.
It was a huge event.
At that time, he utters a song in pure Korean.
What is it about the Heart Sutra that so captivated a philosophy student in his early twenties? The author tells this story in the book's prologue.
The Heart Sutra, the Manifesto of the Mahayana Buddhist Revolution!
Prajna in the Heart Sutra means the highest and complete wisdom.
About 500 years after the Buddha's death, the brilliant Buddhists of India pushed the early Buddhist idea of anatta to its limits and established the idea of emptiness, which denies all substantial thinking.
To thoroughly grasp this concept of construction is the wisdom of prajna, and the perfection of this wisdom of prajna is the perfection of prajna (prajpramit).
At this time, an innovative Buddhist force emerged and launched a fierce popular movement with Prajna Paramita as its central thesis.
This is the Mahayana Buddhist movement.
The existing complicated theoretical system of Buddhism was destroyed by the thought of Prajna Wisdom.
This Mahayana Buddhist movement was a Buddhist revolution that gave birth to a new Buddhism.
The Mahayana Buddhist movement produced various Prajnaparamita sutras.
Starting with the Eight Thousand Songs of the Prajna Sutra, the number of Prajna Sutras has increased explosively, including the Twenty-Five Thousand Songs of the Prajna Sutra, the Diamond Sutra, and the Hundred Thousand Songs of the Prajna Sutra.
The Heart Sutra is a core scripture of Mahayana Buddhism that condenses the vast Prajna Sutra into 260 Chinese characters, and is the definitive version of the thought of Prajna wisdom.
The shortest scripture in the world, yet the most powerful!
The Heart Sutra, translated by Xuanzang and used as the original text for this book, is the greatest scripture in East Asian Buddhism.
Most Buddhists have memorized it.
All Buddhist ceremonies held at temples begin with the four participating groups reciting this Heart Sutra together.
The phrase ‘form is emptiness, emptiness is form’ in this scripture is familiar to all Koreans.
Currently, the 'Heart Sutra Remix' made with hip-hop music is very popular among young people on YouTube.
In this way, the Heart Sutra is always with us.
This book seeks to constantly remind us of the message of the Heart Sutra in its current meaning.
The idea is to truly experience the emptiness of all things and properly pursue the wisdom of Prajna.
Everything is just a temporary phenomenon in a related situation.
So, everyone is urged to break free from the chains of fixed ideologies.
50 years ago, Dool Kim Yong-ok was on a short-term monk's retreat at Gwangdeok Temple near Cheonan during his vacation.
At that time, he had an unforgettable experience.
At the back of a mountain temple, he happened to come across a document called the Heart Sutra, and at some point, as he began to understand its meaning, his perspective on the world changed significantly and he was overcome with great excitement.
It was a huge event.
At that time, he utters a song in pure Korean.
What is it about the Heart Sutra that so captivated a philosophy student in his early twenties? The author tells this story in the book's prologue.
The Heart Sutra, the Manifesto of the Mahayana Buddhist Revolution!
Prajna in the Heart Sutra means the highest and complete wisdom.
About 500 years after the Buddha's death, the brilliant Buddhists of India pushed the early Buddhist idea of anatta to its limits and established the idea of emptiness, which denies all substantial thinking.
To thoroughly grasp this concept of construction is the wisdom of prajna, and the perfection of this wisdom of prajna is the perfection of prajna (prajpramit).
At this time, an innovative Buddhist force emerged and launched a fierce popular movement with Prajna Paramita as its central thesis.
This is the Mahayana Buddhist movement.
The existing complicated theoretical system of Buddhism was destroyed by the thought of Prajna Wisdom.
This Mahayana Buddhist movement was a Buddhist revolution that gave birth to a new Buddhism.
The Mahayana Buddhist movement produced various Prajnaparamita sutras.
Starting with the Eight Thousand Songs of the Prajna Sutra, the number of Prajna Sutras has increased explosively, including the Twenty-Five Thousand Songs of the Prajna Sutra, the Diamond Sutra, and the Hundred Thousand Songs of the Prajna Sutra.
The Heart Sutra is a core scripture of Mahayana Buddhism that condenses the vast Prajna Sutra into 260 Chinese characters, and is the definitive version of the thought of Prajna wisdom.
The shortest scripture in the world, yet the most powerful!
The Heart Sutra, translated by Xuanzang and used as the original text for this book, is the greatest scripture in East Asian Buddhism.
Most Buddhists have memorized it.
All Buddhist ceremonies held at temples begin with the four participating groups reciting this Heart Sutra together.
The phrase ‘form is emptiness, emptiness is form’ in this scripture is familiar to all Koreans.
Currently, the 'Heart Sutra Remix' made with hip-hop music is very popular among young people on YouTube.
In this way, the Heart Sutra is always with us.
This book seeks to constantly remind us of the message of the Heart Sutra in its current meaning.
The idea is to truly experience the emptiness of all things and properly pursue the wisdom of Prajna.
Everything is just a temporary phenomenon in a related situation.
So, everyone is urged to break free from the chains of fixed ideologies.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: July 25, 2019
- Format: Paperback book binding method guide
- Page count, weight, size: 248 pages | 394g | 152*222*20mm
- ISBN13: 9788982641398
- ISBN10: 8982641394
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