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The Convergence of Maitreya’s and Amitabha’s Pure land views in the Dharma-laksana
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법상종에서 미륵정토와 아미타정토의 융합

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Lee kyunghwa (전남대학교)
Journal
Society for Korean Ancient History The Journal of Korean Ancient History Vol.56
Published
2009.12
Pages
441 - 479 (39page)

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In Buddhism, the Pure land is a state of mind. This study examined two different understandings of the Pure Land (byMaitreya and Amitabha) and how these were integrated into a coherent system in the Dharma-laksana. To this end, this study focused on 8th century Buddhist images found at Kamsan-sa, Kyungju, South Korea.
Maitreya in the current time is a Bodhisattva, the Buddha before he attained supreme enlightenment. By contrast, Amitabha is the Buddhaof past, hence he presides over a Pure Land free from the Buddhist transmigrations. Amitabha was popular among the masses, whereas Maitreya was admired by the elite. These two Buddhist branches, therefore, were essentially in conflict with each other. After the 7th century, in the Dharma-laksana, these two branches tended to merge and Amitabha’s Pure Land became dominant.
Stone-carved standing statues ofMaitreya and Amitabha at Kamsan-sa were built together with the three-story pagoda in 719 by the order of Kim Jisung. As these statues represent two different Pure Lands, each of them may be treated as separate Buddha images. The Maitreya statue conveys a Not-Yet possibility, whereas Amitabha expresses completeness. Nonetheless, they contain the same epigraph implying that people should seek the essence of Buddhism, not the appearances they are representing.
The Pure Land cannot be demonstrated, but it can be imaged. The recognition of transmigration fromMaitreya to Amitabha was the main contribution of the Dharmalaksana to Buddhism. An enlightenment would be achieved byexperiencing their different appearances, while recognizing that they are the same (True Suchness, bhutatathata). Hence, the statues ofMaitreya and Amitabha at Kamsan-sa would suggest a path to Buddhahood in the form of Dharma-laksana art.

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국문초록
Ⅰ. 머리말
Ⅱ. 법상종의 유래와 발전
Ⅲ. 법상종에서 두 정토의 융합
Ⅳ. 감산사 미륵보살입상과 아미타불입상
Ⅴ. 맺음말
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