16세기 전남의 매향활동 - ‘무안남촌매향비’를 중심으로 -

Abstract

As can be seen from its purpose, Maehyang, which is intended to provide an incense burner dedicated to the Yonghwahoe of the Maitreya Buddha, has a strong Buddhist color. However, this changes through the early stages of the late line, when various internal and external turmoil occurs frequently, and the main subjects from the coffin to the people and the belief in the ups and downs are the main examples. Most of the Maehyangbi, which records the fact of Maehyang, are from the early 14th century to the mid-15th century, as if to reflect these changes. In the meantime, there has been no reading and interpretation of the "Muannamchon Maehyangbi", which is specified in the mid-sixteenth century. In addition to the fact that a large number of Maehyangbi have been found in Jeollanam-do, the characteristics of Maehyang in Jeollanam-do that continued until the 16th century were examined. Maehyang activities in the Yeomal Seoncho showed frequent frequency of preaching because they were provided with causes from social confusion. In the inscriptions of Maehyangbi erected during this period, the reduction of the scale of Maehyangmok, the change of the leadership from the influential class to the private unit, and the change in the chronology standard can be seen. Putting these factors together, the frequent performance of Maehyang, regardless of the cause, was the biggest factor in reducing the economic burden. Next, the study looks at the contents of the Muan-Namchon Maehyangmun, which was read in 2013, from a different perspective. The location and establishment of Daesiju, Hwasa, and Namchon, which were marked as the leadership, were reviewed at the same time that Daesaeupgothyangdo, which was previously judged as a group within Jindo Island, was established in Yeongam-gun today. Finally, this study compares the characteristics of the Maehyangbi identified in Jeollanam-do among the Maehyangbi in the Yeomal Seoncho, with the characteristics of the Maehyangbi found in Muan-namchon. The Muan-Namchon Maehyangbi was unique, such as the transition of the leadership from the influential class to the private unit and the use of Confucian notation, such as the free writing of the inscription. In particular, it has been confirmed that the Maehyang faith in Jeollanam-do was developing around the origin of the private sector through the development of Maehyang.