Buddhist Practice and Development of Spirituality-Hwadu Seon(Zen) Program-

ABSTRACT

The paper focuses on the fact that spirituality is becoming more popular and used in a general way, different from the past when religions played main roles in the spiritual area. In the veiw of popularization, the paper examined the main tasks of the Seon(禪) program for the lay people. Some examples in the <Basic Seon Program for Kanhwa(看話) Seon>(2005), which are developed by the Bureau of Dissemination of Korean Jogye Order, are given. The Seon education program needs to apply for the changes in the society, and meet with the needs of the lay people while understanding their characteristics. The Seon education program for the lay people is to be more effective when it can utilize the diverse problems people are confronting by the counselling methods. There are tasks of popularization, practicalization and modernization, so that Seon education program are more applicable and progressing in the today’s global society. Regarding these tasks, the paper pointed out the goals of the education, a variety of the culture contents, and the practical use of modern methods in the everyday living. This study is an attempt for the further discussion in the subject.