Choi, Yeongim (Ven. Seung Woo)
Director of the Ministry of Prayer and Faith, Woljeongsa, Republic of Korea
Correspondence to Choi, Yeongim (Ven. Seung Woo), E-mail: cyi1128@naver.com
Volume 35, Pages 99-111, December 2025.
Journal of Meditation Based Psychological Counseling 2025, 35, 99-111. https://doi.org/10.12972/mpca.2025.35.7
Received on December 03, 2025, Revised on December 09, 2025, Accepted on December 26, 2025, Published on December 31, 2025.
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The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of Buddhist practitioners’ mujusang-bosi (non-abiding charitable giving) through their Buddhist religious life. The specific research questions to achieve the research purpose were: First, what are the experiences of Buddhist practitioners in practicing mujusang-bosi? Second, what are the reasons for Buddhist practitioners to practice mujusang-bosi? Third, what aspects of the Buddha do Buddhist practitioners model when practicing mujusang-bosi? To address these questions, interviews were conducted with 18 Buddhist practitioners who had experience with mujusang-bosi, and the data were analyzed using consensual qualitative research methods. The interviews were conducted from May 19 to May 26, and as a result of exploring the experiences of Buddhist practitioners’ mujusang-bosi practice through their Buddhist religious life, 15 categories were derived across 3 domains: ‘experiences of mujusang-bosi practice,’ ‘reasons for mujusang-bosi practice,’ and ‘aspects of the Buddha modeled during mujusang-bosi practice.’ First, analysis of the domain of mujusang-bosi practice experiences yielded 6 categories: material giving (jemul-bosi), dharma giving (beop-bosi), fearlessness giving (muoe-bosi), talent giving, giving through labor, and everyday giving practice. Second, analysis of the domain of reasons for mujusang-bosi practice yielded 4 categories: empathizing with others’ suffering and the desire to help, personal satisfaction, habit, karmic connections, environmental influences, and practicing responsibility as a Buddhist practitioner. Third, the domain of aspects of the Buddha that participants modeled during mujusang-bosi practice yielded 5 categories: mujusang-bosi, compassion practice, giving, enlightenment and wisdom, and the Buddha as a practitioner of the Six Perfections (yukbaramil). This study is significant in that it sought to explore the specific practical aspects of mujusang-bosi in a concrete and systematic manner.
Buddhist practitioners, Buddhist religious life, mujusang-bosi (non-abiding charitable giving), experience, consensual qualitative research method