흥천사 극락보전의 재건역(再建役)과 장엄(莊嚴)에 관한 연구

Abstract

The fact that different Buddhist Main Halls were built in Heungcheonsa Monastery over two periods before the reconstruction of Daeungjeon Hall was confirmed by three Sangryangmun made of paper that came out when Geungnakbojeon Hall was repaired in 2016. The current Heungcheonsa Geungnakbojeon Hall was completed in March 1853 (King the 4th year of Cheoljong's reign), and the Sangryangmun, which was written after painting dancheong in April 1854, reads "Shinheungsa Daeungjeon." In addition, when the interior of the building was remodeled in 1885 (the 22nd year of King Gojong's reign), it was recorded as Heungcheonsa Geungnakbojeon. Sinheungsa was changed to Heungcheonsa in 1865, and Daeungjeon was changed to Geungnakbojeon in 1867, when the Amitābha Buddhist Painting was enshrined. However, even after the name of the temple and the name of main Buddhist Hall were changed, they were continuously used interchangeably. Currently, the inside of Geungnakbojeon Hall is almost filled with Main Buddha statue of the altar, Amitābha Buddhist Painting on the back wall and various Buddhist paintings on the left and right sidewalls. Among them, the statue of Right Attendant Bodhisattva was handed down to this monastery, but the statue of Main Buddha Statue and the statue of Left Attendant Bodhisattva were moved from other temples. The Amitābha Buddhist Painting enshrined on the back wall and various Buddhist paintings enshrined on the left and right sidewalls and on the right sidewalls of the altar were painted and enshrined in 1867 (the 4th year of King Gojong's reign), two years after the construction of Daebang. The Canopy was newly built when Dancheong was repainted in 1900. Currently, it is judged that there was no opportunity for major changes to the internal and external structure and decoration, form and style. Therefore, the Geungnakbojeon Hall of Heungcheonsa Monastery is a representative Buddhist monasyery building in the mid-19th century. Heungcheonsa Monastery, which was greatly revived after nearly 50 years of Buddhist reconstruction in the late 19th century, still has surprisingly many records in the form of documents and signboards. However, there are still record data that have not been fully investigated.