청헌파의 대두와 하동 쌍계사 대웅보전 목조삼세불상의 종합적 연구

Abstract

Among the three world Buddha statues enshrined in the Daeungjeon Hall at Ssanggyesa temple, the Sakyamuni Buddha statue, Bhaisajyaguru Buddha statue, and the Four Bodhisattva statues are important Buddhist statues created in 1639. First, as stated in the origin text, the background of the creation of the wooden three world Buddha statues at Ssanggyesa temple is that when Byeokamdang Gakseong Dochongseop rebuilt Ssanggyesa temple, he also created the three world Buddha statues as a general supervisor of the Buddhist project, and Cheongheon(淸憲) directly created the three world Buddha statues as a head sculptor monk. Second, the three world Buddha statues at Ssanggyesa temple consist of the three Buddhas such as Sakyamuni, Bhaisajyaguru, and Amitabha, and the four Bodhisattvas such as Manjusri, Samantabhadra, and Sunlight and Avalokitesvara. The three world Buddha statues at Ssanggyesa temple are seated, and the four Bodhisattvas are standing, showing unique characteristics. Third, it may not be an exaggeration to say that the three world Buddha statues at Ssanggyesa temple are considered to be Cheongheon’s representative work, as they best display Cheongheon’s stylistic characteristics. The powerful square face and dignified body expression are evaluated as a masterpiece that best displays the stylistic characteristics of Cheongheon’s Buddha statue works. Fourth, the three world Buddha statues’ chest-inside artifacts, in addition to the origin text, appear to be of the five treasures and five medicines in an incomplete manner with some parts missing, so they should be investigated more systematically. Fifth, the three world Buddha statues at Ssanggyesa temple can be said to be highly regarded as representative Buddhist sculptures of the first half of the 17th century, created with great care by the sculptor monk Cheongheon, who represented the first half of the 17th century.