永嘉玄覺禪法中的懺悔思想

Confession Thought in Yung-Cha Hsuan-Chueh’s Chan Practice

本文以《永嘉集》、《證道歌》中關涉到佛教懺悔滅罪的內容為論述依據，對照於達摩、惠能、神秀、神會等人的實踐性懺悔思想，肯定永嘉玄覺禪法中的懺悔義蘊。透過相關資料的認識、理解與析論，筆者分「永嘉禪法與懺悔的關係」、「淨修三業的懺悔義蘊」、「發願文中的慈悲願力」三節闡述之，第二節再分「貴法賤身蠲形軀」、「理事實語除口過」、「正觀因緣淨意業」三點義蘊詳言其懺悔思想。

This article is to affirm the connotation of confession in Yung-Cha Hsuan-Chueh’s Chan practice based on the content of Buddhist extinguishing one’s sin by confession in Yung-Cha’s Words and Truth Testimony and in contrast to the implementing confession thought of Da Mo, Hui Neng, Sheng Hsiu, Sheng Hui, etc. With the awareness, comprehension and analysis of relevant information, the author has interpreted it by means of three chapters—“Relationship Between Yung-Cha’s Chan Practice and Confession”, “Connotation of Confession for Pure Practice”, “Mercy Vow Power in Vow Text”, and Chapter 2 is divided into three points—“Focus on Law While Neglect Body”, “Purify One’s Remarks”, “Get Rid of Major Obstacle by Deep and Pure Mind” for detailing its confession thought.