조선 후기 남해 화방사의 製紙와 서적 刊印 연구

Abstract

This study focused on reviewing paper production and book publication as a duty of Hwabangsa Temple(花芳寺) through examining the archival records held by Hwabangsa Temple in Namhae, Gyeongsang province. Hwabangsa was established in 1638 after being burned down during the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592, and was rebuilt in 1713. However, it was destroyed again in 1740, restored and grown from 1741 to 1818. The main duty of Hwabangsa was to protect Chungnyeolsa(忠烈祠), which was royally chartered in 1663, but it was confirmed that paper production and book publishing were also duties. Hwabangsa had to produced and supplied a variety of papers to government offices as a duty. Hwabangsa made efforts to reduce labor by posting petitions to government offices, and government offices prepared measures to help Hwabangsa focus on producing papers that would be supplied to the major royal institutions. Hwabangsa had to send monks to local government offices for various book publication as a duty. In addition, Hwabangsa also participated in the largest scale of Buddhist texts publication project in the 18th century. The archival records on Hwabangsa show the reality of paper production and book publication performed by the temple as a duty in the late Joseon Dynasty, which had not been actively studied. It is expected that various aspects of the temple will be revealed in the future.