『三國遺事』 塔象 皇龍寺丈六條의 초주 환희사와 원효

Lama Hwanhui and Wonhyo in Hwangnyongsa Documents of Samgukyusa

황룡사에서 『금강삼매경론』을 강설한 元曉는 骨로서 황룡사가 소속사찰인 승려였다. 삼국유사 탑상의 황룡사장육조는 황룡사구층탑조에서 일연 사후에 재편집된 조목 가운데 하나인 듯, 문장 가운데 갑자기 금당과 역대주지에 대한 내용 등이 나타나게 된 것으로 보인다. 흥륜사금당십성 가운데 제2주인 자장 등은 보이는 반면에 환희사의 모습은 보이지 않는다. 환희지란 초지보살의 다른 말로 그러한 능력을 보인 승려는 원효가 유일하다. 원효가 환희사로 기록된 이유는 계율을 강조하는 제2주 자장과 원효의 무애행을 이해 못하는 승려 등 때문이었던 듯하다.

Lama Wonhyo(元曉) who expounded in Diamond sutra was a noble man (眞骨 : 'Jingol' blood) at Hwangnyongsa(皇龍寺 : Hwangnyong Temple). From the fact that the discussion of Main Edifices and chief monks of many generations suddenly appeared in the article 'A sixteen-feet-high Buddha statue of Hwangnyongsa'(皇龍寺丈六條) of Samgukyusa (三國遺事: Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms) shows that there was reorganization of the article 'the Wooden Stupa at Hwangnyongsa'(皇龍寺九層塔條) after the death of Lama Ilyeon(一然). the Article 'In ten saints of the Main Edifices in the Heungryeunsa'(東京興輪寺金堂十聖條) of Samgukyusa, Lama Hwanhui(歡喜師), the first chief monk, was not mentioned while Lama Jajang(慈藏), the second chief monk, was discussed. the Ground of Joy(歡喜地) is another word for the first level of Bodhisattva(初地菩薩) and Lama Wonhyo was the only Bottisatava who reached the extraordinary level of enlightenment. The monks of the era had difficulty grasping Lama Wonhyo's liberated mind. Lama Jajang emphasized the strict observation of the religious precepts. These two factors were presumed to be the background for Lama Wonhyo being labeled as Lama Hwanhui by the monks of his time.