新羅五臺山의 정립에 있어서 文殊信仰과 華嚴

Abstract

Silla Odaesan is a sacred mountain which was established in the earliest period of Korean Buddhism completed by the influence of Odae Mountain in China. However, Jajang, who was regarded as its founder, worked just as the partial initiator rather than the full - scale originator of Silla Odaesan. For this reason, in the completion and establishment of Silla Odaesan, the later characters of Bocheon(寶川) and Hyomyeong(孝明) became very important. This paper examines the peculiar characteristics of the Silla Odaesan, focusing on the roles of Jajang, Bocheon and Hyomyeong in establishment of Silla Odaesan. First, it was suggested that the possibility of Jajang’s personal meeting with Mañjuśri in China's Mt. Odae was valid, although the existing data on Jajang are limited. And, in the controversial time and place that Jajang made pilgrimage to Chinese Odaesan and met Mañjuśri, some arrangement was made based on the literature. Second, through the review of the religious experience of Bocheon and Hyomyeong, it was suggested that their two religious experiences might be independent from each other to some degree. And, in regards to the fact that Silla Odaesan had different features from Chinese Odaesan, it was clarified that this was due to the dual structure of Mañjuśri and Avatamska. In emphasis of Avatamska, Silla Odaesan established a unified background with Wonyung(圓融) so as to make it possible to synthesize all aspects of Myeongju Buddhism(溟州佛敎) that was popular at the time. In other words, Silla Odaesan was originated under the influence of Mt. Odaesan in China, but it was completed with its unique characteristics of Silla Buddhism.