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퇴옹성철의 중도법문이 한국불교에 미친 영향 • 219

| Abstract |

The Effects of Toeong Sungchol҆s Sermons
based on the Thoughts of Middle Path on

Korea҆s Buddhism

Seo, Jae-young
Buddhist Institute of Sungchol Thought

Master Sungchol gave his sermons based on Buddhist textual
tradition for approximately 100 days after his appointment

as Bangjang(方丈) of Haeinchongrim(海印叢林) in 1967. Since his
sermon continued for around 100 days, it was called "Sermon

of One Hundred Days," in which he encompassed all Buddhist
teachings based on Middle Path. The core content of this

sermon is centered around the concept of Middle Path.
In the 1960s when he spread his idea of Middle Path,

there was a series of confrontation and conflict in Korean
secular as well as religious society. In the society, people

were confronting each other over issues on progressive or
conservative, on pro-North Korea and anti-North Korea,

and on pro-Japanese or anti-Japanese, and Bhikkhu and The