A Study of the Plans and Practices of Buddhist Coexistence

The paper aims at analyzing the perspective of the Buddhist conexistence and the concrete practice system. Overall, it is largely composed of two parts. Firstly, the paper analyzed the Buddhist viewpoint on the cause of social and psychological conflict. In this section, which analyzed the Mahayana Sutra, it was illuminated from various perspectives that desire is the cause of the conflict and is an obstacle to coexistence. In particular, the obsession with the Four Phase emphasized in the Diamond Sutra is trying to understand it as the cause of conflict. Whether expressed as the Four Phase or as desire, object consciousness, or obsession, it was intended to clarify that it is a closed thought and is the cause of social division. In the <italic>Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra</italic>, it is expressed as "the delusion of the past life and all the defilements that has been reversed or an obsession with ‘I’. Secondly, the reality is a world dominated by desires and people strive to satisfy their desires. The Buddha seems to have thought about what ways humans can reconcile in this reality. Therefore, the <italic>Agama sutras</italic> present six practical measures for humans to live in harmony. It is called ‘the Six Harmony and Ethical Sharing (六和敬)’ in Buddhist terms, and it was believed that through the practice of these measures, a society capable of coexistence and co-prosperity could be built. ‘The Six Harmony and Ethical Sharing’ is the harmonies and respects of the new and the old and benefit, ethics, and perspective. It is the Buddha

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The Journal of Buddhist Thought and Culture
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2024-12-01
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https://doi.org/10.33521/jbs.2024.16.2.88
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Chinese history and philosophy
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A Study of the Plans and Practices of Buddhist Coexistence

Sang-dong Seol
The Journal of Buddhist Thought and Culture
Chinese history and philosophy
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A Study of the Plans and Practices of Buddhist Coexistence

Sang-dong Seol
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Abstract

The paper aims at analyzing the perspective of the Buddhist conexistence and the concrete practice system. Overall, it is largely composed of two parts. Firstly, the paper analyzed the Buddhist viewpoint on the cause of social and psychological conflict. In this section, which analyzed the Mahayana Sutra, it was illuminated from various perspectives that desire is the cause of the conflict and is an obstacle to coexistence. In particular, the obsession with the Four Phase emphasized in the Diamond Sutra is trying to understand it as the cause of conflict. Whether expressed as the Four Phase or as desire, object consciousness, or obsession, it was intended to clarify that it is a closed thought and is the cause of social division. In the <italic>Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra</italic>, it is expressed as "the delusion of the past life and all the defilements that has been reversed or an obsession with ‘I’. Secondly, the reality is a world dominated by desires and people strive to satisfy their desires. The Buddha seems to have thought about what ways humans can reconcile in this reality. Therefore, the <italic>Agama sutras</italic> present six practical measures for humans to live in harmony. It is called ‘the Six Harmony and Ethical Sharing (六和敬)’ in Buddhist terms, and it was believed that through the practice of these measures, a society capable of coexistence and co-prosperity could be built. ‘The Six Harmony and Ethical Sharing’ is the harmonies and respects of the new and the old and benefit, ethics, and perspective. It is the Buddha

The Journal of Buddhist Thought and CultureVol. 16(2)
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