조선 왕실 태실수호사찰의 역사적 유래와 기능

Abstract

This thesis is a study that analyzes the historical background and role of Guardian Temples of the Placenta Chamber installed by the Joseon royal family. In Korea, there has been a custom of valuing the placenta of a newborn child since ancient times. After the influx of Buddhism, a new form of culture was formed in which temples around the placenta chamber prayed for the happiness of the placenta owner. The Joseon royal family, which inherited the tradition of Guardian Temples of the Placenta Chamber in the Goryeo Dynasty, began to install Guardian Temples of the Placenta Chamber from the beginning of the founding of the country, and this continued until the reign of King Gojong. In this paper, as a result of investigating Guardian Temples of the Placenta Chamber in the Joseon Dynasty, it was confirmed that 17 temples were related to placenta chambers. Among them, eight temples, including Taejo's Bongseo Temple, clearly reveal the fact that they protected the Placenta Chamber, and the remaining nine temples are presumed to have been in charge of protecting the Placenta Chamber. From the reign of King Taejo to the reign of King Gojong, it was confirmed that the tradition of protecting the Placenta Chamber by the Joseon royal family by designating a temple near the placenta chamber continued. The role of Guardian Temples of the Placenta Chamber in the Joseon Dynasty can be roughly divided into two categories. The first is the role for the owner of the placenta chamber. When a placenta chamber was prepared around a temple, the temple prayed for longevity and peace of the placenta owner. The second is the management and protection of the Placenta Chamber. Placenta Chambers were often prepared deep in the mountains, so the Joseon Dynasty entrusted the management and protection of Placenta Chambers to designated temples located around them. In addition, when the Placenta Chamber was newly built or repaired, monks from nearby temples were mobilized to work on the Placenta Chamber.