서산 보원사수륙재의 과거와 현재 - 도량 건립을 중심으로 -

Abstract

This writing considers finding the desirable way of Bowonsa Suryukjae (水陸齋, the offering ritual for land and water) by researching its past and present. Suryukjae before the modern era is studied in order to find out what Bowonsa Suryukjae looked like in the past, and its characteristics are examined in the comparison of its current Suryukjae and the current Suryukjae in Korean Buddhism. Suryukjae before the modern era was not performed with a single program, but with Gyeolsumun (結手文), Jungryemun (中禮文) and Jagimun (仔夔文), etc. based on the situation on its ground. It was performed in the main hall, the eastern and the western buildings, and the main gate of the temple, etc. in parallel by sharing their roles, It seems to have shown clearly that the leader and the performers of Suryukjae are the subjects of the rites in the past, which is thought to be the same case as Bowonsa Suryukjae. The characteristics of the current Bowonsa Suryukjae, which is currently set at the site of Bowonsa, is the arrangement of bodhi-mandala, such as Gwaebul (掛佛, the Buddhist scroll painting) at the top of the center, The Middle altar and Orodan (五路壇, the altar to open the five paths of heaven) on the left, Jesandan (諸山壇, the altar for the mountains) and Sajadan (使者壇, the altar for the messenger) on the right and Cheongbapdan (聽法壇, the altar to invite the Dharma talk) on the south and a leader and a master seats in the upper front. Also, its other characteristics can be mentioned as follows: through the traditional rite of Sinjungcheong (神衆請, praying to pantheon), they pray good fortune for carrying the Buddhist scroll painting in the ceremonies of setting altar, and introduce the ritual to welcome the spirits (迎魂式) consisting of the formality of the 16th~17th century and restore the ritual of Samunsocham (沙門小參) that cannot be seen in other ritual scene.