하동 쌍계사 대웅보전 고려 후반기(1350년경) 건칠 아미타불좌상의 연구

Abstract

The Three World Buddha Statues are enshrined in the Main Buddha Hall of Ha-dong Ssanggyesa temple, and among them, the Amitabha Buddha Statue on the left is considered to be a dry lacquer Buddha statue from the Goryeo Era and is considered to be of great importance. First, it is highly likely that these Goryeo Dry Lacquer Amitabha Buddha Statues were the main Buddhas enshrined in the Amitabha Paradise Hall at the current Daeungjeon site, which emerged as a secondary worship axis in the Goryeo Era, rather than the main north-south worship axis of Ssanggyesa temple in the Shilla Era. Second, the Dry Lacquer Amitabha Buddha Statues at Ssanggyesa temple show a typical iconography style from the latter half of the 14th century, the latter half of the Goryeo period. Third, the Dry Lacquer Amitabha Buddha Statues at Ssanggyesa temple are Goryeo Buddhist statues that well display the elegant style characteristics of the late Goryeo period in the 14th century, so they should be highly evaluated as Goryeo Dry Lacquer Buddha Statues, especially around 1350. Fourth, the Dry Lacquer Amitabha Buddha Statues at Ssanggye-sa temple are considered new examples of Goryeo Dry Lacquer Bodhisattva Statues, of which only 3-4 remain. They are also rare Goryeo Buddhist statues from around 1350, which greatly contribute to the study of Buddhist statues from the late 14th century, and are also highly evaluated as rare materials that allow us to understand the history of Ssanggyesa temple in the Goryeo era, which was a blank period, and as living witnesses to the history of Ssanggyesa temple in the Goryeo Era. Fifth, therefore, these Goryeo Dry Lacquer Buddha Statues need to be designated as national cultural properties and preserved for a long time.