이 책은 깨달음이 무엇인가를 밝혀내고 깨닫고 나서 어떻게 대승으로 살아가야 하는지를 간략하게 설명한 책이다. 첫째로 깨달음은 ?금강경?의 ‘아뇩다라삼먁삼보리’라는 말에서 시작된 것이라고 볼 수 있다. 즉 이 말이 무상정등정각이라는 한없이 올바른 깨달음이라는 말이기 때문이다. 그러면 이 정각인 바른 깨달음이 무엇인가 하면 식심견성(識心見性)이라는 견성을 말하는 것이고 소승(小乘, 성문ㆍ연각ㆍ보살)이 되는 것이다. 두 번째는 ?금강경?에서 사람을 선남자와 선녀인에서 시작하여 소승과 대승, 최상승으로 구분하고 있는데 불교에 신심(信心)이 있는 사람이 견성하여 소승인 성문ㆍ연각ㆍ보살이 되는 것을 승가라고 하며 비구(比丘)나 비구니(比丘尼)라고 하고 있다. 그리고 대승은 보살마하살ㆍ아라한ㆍ 대비구를 말하는데 대비구(大比丘)를 한글로는 큰 스님이라고 말한다. 그리고 최상승은 여래이므로 여래의 십호인 여래ㆍ응공·정등각자·명행족·선서·세간해·무상사·조어장부·천인사·불(佛)·세존(世尊)을 말하는 것은 누구나 잘 아는 사실이다. 견성한 후에 대승과 최상승으로 어떻게 여래로 살아가야 하는지를 설명하고 있다. 세 번째는 출가하여 공가중(空假中)으로 견성한 소승의 수행법을 돈오점수라고 하고 있다. 그리고 정혜쌍수나 지관쌍수가 공가중이라고 설명하고 있다. 대승의 수행법은 돈오돈수이며 비유하면 원효의 척판구중이나 오어사의 내용이 대승이 되는 것이다. 최상승의 예는 많이 설명하였지만 ?금강경?의 29단의 내용이 최상승이고 무의도인이나 한도인, 조사 등을 말한다. 이 책은 선불교의 올바른 수행법을 제시한 것으로 누구나 수행하여 견성하고 대승에서 최상승의 여래가 되어 살아가기를 바라는 종교를 정확하게 설명하고 있다. 마지막으로 이 책은 현재 번역의 문제점인 소승으로 번역된 부분들을 지적하여 바로 잡았다는데 큰 의의가 있다고 볼 수 있다. 즉 과거의 석존인 여래를 현재 각자 자신의 여래로 살려 낸 것이다. 그러므로 무아상(無我相)에서 무사상(無四相)으로 전개되어 사후(死後)의 삼세(三世) 윤회(輪廻)를 한다는 것을 현신(現身)의 윤회로 설명하고 있다. 그러므로 앵무새와 같이 문맹으로 회귀되지 말고 문명의 세계에서 기도(祈禱)하는 신앙이 아닌 자신이 진여의 지혜로 살아가기를 바라는 것이다. 천상천하유아독존(天上天下唯我獨尊)이라는 인간의 존귀한 존엄성을 살려낸 책이므로 잘못된 신앙에 떨어져 자신을 놓치고 타인을 무시하는 일이 없기를 바라는 책이다.

저자 양지 저서로는 서산대사의 마음으로 본 선가귀감, 관세음보살이 되는 천수경, 윤회를 벗어나는 마하반야바라밀다심경, 진여의 지혜로 살아가는 법을 설한 돈황본 육조단경, 무의도인으로 살게 하는 임제록, 자신의 불심을 확신하게 하는 신심명, 증도가 역주, 선종영가집 해설, 금강반야 바라밀경 역주가 있다 금강반야바라밀경역주 선종영가집 해설 증도가 역주 신심명 임제록 마하반야바라밀다심경 돈황본 육조단경

서(序) ······································································································· 3 Ⅰ. 서론 ································································································· 12 1. 연구의 목적 ··················································································· 12 2. 선행연구 ······················································································ 26 3. 연구의 범위와 방법 ··································································· 34 Ⅱ. 선불교에서 깨달음 ······································································· 38 1. ?금강경?에서 깨달음 ································································· 38 1) 여래는 자신이 친견 하는 것 ··············································· 46 2) 무주를 행하면 보살이 부처 ················································· 49 3) 법상을 초월하면 최상승 ······················································· 55 4) 무사상 ······················································································ 59 (1) ?금강경?에서 사상(四相) ·················································· 62 ① 아상(我相) ········································································· 69 ② 인상ㆍ중생상ㆍ수자상 ····················································· 75 (2) 현대의 사상(四相) ······························································ 81 (3) 무사상(無四相)이 제불(諸佛) ··········································· 85 2. ?육조단경?에서 깨달음 ····························································· 87 1) 반야의 지혜로 깨달음을 얻는 법 ······································· 90 2) 무소주(無所住)의 생활이 조사(祖師) ·································· 94 3) 무념ㆍ무상ㆍ무주 ··································································· 97 4) 반야의 지혜를 실천하면 부처 ············································· 103 3. ?선종영가집?에서 깨달음 ························································· 107 1) 출가와 삼업청정 ····································································· 110 2) 공가중(空假中) ········································································ 112 3) 돈오점수 ·················································································· 116 4) 돈오돈수 ·················································································· 119 4. ?돈오입도요문론?에서 깨달음 ················································· 127 1) 무념(無念)이 깨달음 ······························································ 129 2) 청정한 진여심이 불법 ··························································· 135 3) 다섯 가지 법신 ······································································· 140 4) 변이 중도이다 ········································································· 143 5. ?임제어록?에서 깨달음 ····························································· 147 1) 차별분별 없는 일인(一人)이 부처 ······································· 148 2) 하루에 황금 만 냥 쓰는 대장부 ········································· 154 3) 좌도량이 피안 ········································································· 160 4) 현신(現身)으로 성불하는 활매(活埋) ·································· 162 Ⅲ. ?금강경?역주 ················································································· 168 1. ?금강경?의 기존번역의 문제 ··················································· 168 1) 불법을 깨달아 초월 ······························································· 170 2) 고정관념을 초월 ····································································· 174 3) 불법의 바른 실천 ··································································· 177 4) 여래가 되는 법 ······································································· 181 2. ?금강경? ······················································································ 184 1) 法會因由分(법회인유분) ························································ 185 2) 善現起請分(선현기청분) ························································ 189 3) 大乘正宗分(대승정종분) ························································ 194 4) 妙行無住分(묘행무주분) ························································ 199 5) 如理實見分(여리실견분) ························································ 202 6) 正信希有分(정신희유분) ························································ 205 7) 無得無說分(무득무설분) ························································ 210 8) 依法出生分(의법출생분) ························································ 214 9) 一相無相分(일상무상분) ························································ 217 10) 莊嚴淨土分(장엄정토분) ······················································ 221 11) 無爲福勝分(무위복승분) ······················································ 226 12) 尊重正敎分(존중정교분) ······················································ 229 13) 如法受持分(여법수지분) ······················································ 232 14) 離相寂滅分(이상적멸분) ······················································ 237 15) 持經功德分(지경공덕분) ······················································ 245 16) 能淨業障分(능정업장분) ······················································ 249 17) 究竟無我分(구경무아분) ······················································ 253 18) 一體同觀分(일체동관분) ······················································ 259 19) 法界通化分(법계통화분) ······················································ 263 20) 離色離相分(이색이상분) ······················································ 266 21) 非說所說分(비설소설분) ······················································ 270 22) 無法可得分(무법가득분) ······················································ 274 23) 淨心行善分(정심행선분) ······················································ 276 24) 福智無比分(복지무비분) ······················································ 279 25) 化無所化分(화무소화분) ······················································ 281 26) 法身非相分(법신비상분) ······················································ 284 27) 無斷無滅分(무단무멸분) ······················································ 288 28) 不受不貪分(불수불탐분) ······················································ 291 29) 威儀寂靜分(위의적정분) ······················································ 295 30) 一合理相分(일합이상분) ······················································ 297 31) 知見不生分(지견불생분) ······················································ 302 32) 應化非眞分(응화비진분) ······················································ 306 3. ?금강경?과 선수행 ····································································· 311 1) 만뜨라와 독송 ········································································· 311 2) 선(禪)과 ?금강경? ·································································· 316 3) 일상생활과 ?금강경? ····························································· 318 4. 선어록과 수행 ············································································· 320 Ⅳ. 결론 ································································································· 327 1. 요약 ······························································································ 327 2. 깨달음의 내용과 실천 ······························································· 331 ※ 참고문헌 ··························································································· 342 ※ 색인목록 ··························································································· 35