백양사 극락보전 1607년 현진 작 목조아미타불좌상 및 복장품 연구

Abstract

The wooden seated Amitabha Buddha Statue at Baekyangsa-temple is a large buddha statue created in 1607 by a famous head sculpture monk Hyeon-jin and is of great importance. First, the Amitabha Buddha Statue at Baekyangsa-temple was created by Hyeon-jin, a master craftsman of the time, in 1607, the last year of King Seonjo's reign, to pray for the restoration of this world and the rebirth of paradise in the afterlife for the king and all members of the royal family (including the deceased of the previous kings and queens). Second, the Amitabha Buddha Statue at Baekyangsa-temple is an early masterpiece (210㎝) created by the head sculpture monk Hyeon-jin, and unlike the general Buddha statues of the 1620s, it is a sturdy, proud, and powerful masterpiece and can be evaluated as the greatest masterpiece of its time. Third, the Amitabha Buddha Statue at Baekyangsa-temple is based on the flat, square, and intimate characteristics of the Buddha statue style of the late Joseon dynasty, but it also shows a robust Buddha statue style with a more grandiose proportion, imposing form, powerful sense of volume, and strong lines. Therefore, it is evaluated as a masterpiece representing its time. Fourth, the Amitabha Buddha Statue at Baekyangsa-temple performed Gaegeumbulsa twice in 1741 and 1775, showing that there is a lot to learn about the history of Baekyangsa-temple, including the names of the monks in charge such as the abbot of Baekyangsa-temple, the sculpture monks, as well as the Buddhist paintings and painter-monks created together, and the donors. Fifth, as stated above, the Amitabha Buddha Statue at Baekyangsa-temple can be said to be a masterpiece Buddha statue with the highest status in the early sculpture history of the late Joseon dynasty.