봉녕사의 근현대 역사와 寺格

Abstract

This study written for those objectives: take a general view of Bongnyeongsa's history from modern and contemporary, and examine Bongnyeongsa's phase as a Buddhist temple and its meanings which formed at same period above. A writer made an effort for collecting chronicle material related to Bongnyeongsa maximally and added the grasped contents by chronological way at 「Main history of Bongnyeongsa」 which located at the end of a sentence. Those history resources utilized as a basic material for taking a general view of Bongnyeongsa's modern and contemporary history. Modern and contemporary period of Bongnyeongsa's history can be divided among ‘before Myoŏm(1931-2011)’ and ‘after Myoŏm’. Bongnyeongsa maintained its temple influence constantly after a period of Japanese occupation. However, the previous history of Myoŏm‘s staying at 1971, there were no Buddhist temple phase or tradition which was worth for special mention. The fact which stayed of Gwangdeok and Beopryong(high priest both) is confirmed in 1960's of course, but these staying wasn't have a special influence in forming Bongnyeongsa's Buddhist temple phase. Eventually, Bongnyeongsa's Buddhist temple phase was forming newly after the period of 1971. Representative Buddhist temple phase which found at Modern and contemporary period of Bongnyeongsa's history are as follows:First, Bongnyeongsa has Buddhist temple phase as central temple of Korean Buddhist nuns education. The second, Bongnyeongsa has Buddhist temple phase as a whole world Buddhist nun by establishing Buddhist nuns Yulwon for the first time in the world. The third, Bongnyeongsa is going to have Buddhist temple phase as a main temple by studying dish of a Korean temple and make them spread. For all Bongnyeongsa public, absence of the Myoŏm who has the special status so that she draws the clear line of the world Buddhist nun history, may possible to be feel sense of loss for a long time. But it's necessary to mark the fact that future Bongnyeongsa‘s Buddhist temple phase is made with the present moment. How to maintain well Bongnyeongsa‘s Buddhist temple phase here and now which forming by the Myoŏm. What kind of thing does Buddhist temple phase of Bongnyeongsa which has to form it and go newly have to be? Such problem put in front of the Bongnyeongsa's public will expect that a solution can be from now on perfectly.