전근대 봉녕사의 역사 검토와 화령전 원찰

Abstract

The paper reviews the premodern history of Bongnyeongsa in Suwon. There is almost no record of the premodern history of Bongnyeongsa as historical facts. The most important issue here is that whether Seongchangsa or Changseongsa is the origin of Bongnyeongsa. The existing site of Changseongsa and the current location of Bongnyeongsa is too far and Changseongsa has no historical ground anecdote or legend to support the hypothesis. Then, the temple was called Bongdeogsa in early Joseon Dynasty and it may be possible to designate the temple as the memorial temple for King Sejo by Buddhist priest Shinmi of the king in 1469 (1st year of King Yejong), the same year when the Unmaksa in Namyangju was desigated as a royal tomb temple for King Sejo by his wife Queen Jeonghee. Bongdeogsa was called Taedeogsa in the Bongdeog Mountain and it is suggested that the temple is related to the royal family like most of the temples with the name of 'Taesa' in Joseon Dynasty. Then, it was the early 1800 or early period of King Sunjo that Bongdeogsa was emerged on the front stage of the history. The deliberation document stored in Bongnyeongsa states thatKing Sunjo built Hwaryeongjeon to commemorate the filial love of his father, King Jeongjo, designate the temple as the memorial temple and delivered the name 'Bongnyeong', causing to call the temple as Bongnyeongsa. The Suwon governor was responsible for managing Hwaryeongjeon and it may be suggested that Bongnyeongsa or the memorial temple of Hwaryeongjeon was managed or supported. It is supported by the fact that Suwon governor Byeonggyo Kim supported Bongnyeongsa or Yunmuk Park who supervised Hwaseong left a poem for Bongnyeongsa. King Sunjo frequently held memorial services to Hwaryeongjeon and it would be said that the memorial temple of Bongnyeongsa also held Buddhist services for his father King Jeongjo. As shown in the altar portraits of Bongnyeongsa, Bongnyeongsa is the memorial temple for the royal family to pray King Gojong, wife Queen Minbi and and their son, King Sunjong.