1908∼1910년 社寺課 설치와 寺刹財産管理規程

Abstract

The Japanese colonial government announced Sachalryeong in 1911 and managed and dominated the Korean Buddhism. Until now, it was not often known about Japan's Buddhist policy before Sachalryeong and the Buddhist policy of the Korean empire after the 1905 Convention(Eulsa agreement). After the installation of the Residency-General, Japan seized power in Korea and established a new organization(shrines and temple section, Sasagwa) in the internal local bureau in 1908. And through this, they were in charge of the work related to the temple. The shrines and temples section was led by the management of pro-Japanese tendencies. Main duties of the shrines and temples section were dealing with disputes inside and outside the temple and dealing with temple property. At the end of 1908, the Japanese Empire began enacting laws on the management of temple property. This is an attempt to register and manage property belonging to a temple using the ‘Regulations for Management of Temple Property’. However, the enactment of the law was not completed before August 1910 due to the selection of management targets and management entities. It was announced in June 1911 after the annexation of Korea and Japan under the name ‘Sachalryeong’. In other words, Sachalryeong can confirm that it is a decree prepared by Japan for the management and control of Korean temples before the annexation of Japan and South Korea. The Japanese government tried to establish a temple management department and enact the temple management law to block the use of temple property as funds for the anti-Japanese movement. At that time, local influentials and officials often used the temple land to establish and operate modern schools. In addition, the righteous army active in the mountains often used the temple as a base. In other words, the management of Japanese temples, which began during the Residency-General era, is closely related to the blocking of the anti-Japanese movement. It can also be confirmed that the Japanese Empire has been transformed into full control, including personnel rights, beyond the control of temple property through the process by which the temple property management rules were finalized in Sachalryeong.