조선 光海君代의 佛事 연구- 안동 仙刹寺 목조석가불좌상 造成發願文을 중심으로

Abstract

This study presents an investigation into Buddhist services during the reign of King Gwanghaegun in Joseon with a focus on the document for praying wishes written to commemorate the wooden Buddha statue at Seonchal Buddhist Temple in Andong. The document provided important information to shed light on correlations between the Jaehoi of Cheonggye Buddhist Temple and the Buddhist services of both Jasu and Insu Buddhist Temples , which was in charge of Buddhist shrine at the royal court, in 1622. There were four Buddhist services held in 1622 to estimate an aspect of King Gwanghaegun's support for the Buddhist community: 1) Jaehoi of Cheonggye Buddhist Temple, 2) revision of entire seven volumes of Myobeopyeonhwayeong, 3) Buddhist services of both Jasu and Insu Buddhist Temples in May, and 4) Buddhist service to commemorate the repair of Janggyeongpanjeon at Haein Buddhist Temple in July. King Gwanghaegun himself got involved in the first two Buddhist services, and his wife Queen Jangyeol sponsored the last two Buddhist services. Furthermore, Byeokamgakseong's perfect attendance at those Buddhist services indicates that the king maintained his associations with the disciples of Buhyu. The reign of King Gwanghaegun is usually denounced as "Honjo," which refers to a dark and disorderly era. Once he was installed as the crown prince during the war, however, he endeavored to restore the nation's culture in the rapidly changing international situations for 16 years when he was on the throne as well as during the Bunjo period according to a new evaluation of the king. He mostly had a favorable perception of Buddhism, offering supports for the restoration of Buddhist community after the war and forming deep associations with Buddhist monks. He, in particular, maintained his associations with Zen priests like Buhyuseonsu, who led the Buddhist community during the latter half of Joseon, and his disciples including Byeokamgakseong and Gohanheeeon, enshrining his Sari at Bongin Buddhist Temple, which was his Neungchim Buddhist Temple, and holding Jaehoi at Cheonggye Buddhist Temple, which was Wonchal for his crown prince. In 1622, he personally served at the Jaehoi of Cheonggye Buddhist Temple and ordered the revision of Myobeopyeonhwayeong in March. In May, his wife Queen Jangyeol sponsored the Buddhist services at both Jasu and Insu Buddhist Temples with 11 Buddha statues and seven Buddhist paintings created and the woodblock-printed book of Beophwagyeong and Wangbiyussijeogori inserted for the occasions. In July, there was a large attendance at the Buddhist service to commemorate the repair of Janggyeongpanjeon at Haein Buddhist Temple including the queen, royal concubines, and court ladies at the royal court and Buddhist nuns, which suggests that the sponsorship of royal court continued. The present study reviewed the royal court's sponsorship for Buddhist services and support cases for the Buddhist community during the rule of King Gwanghaegun with the document for praying wishes discovered in the wooden Buddha statue at Seonchal Buddhist Temple in Andong as one of Buddhist services during his reign. The findings help to understand the context of Buddhist services by shedding light on the Jaehoi of Cheonggye Buddhist Temple with a focus on the document for praying wishes and the cases and characteristics of Buddha statues and Buddhist paintings created for the Buddhist services at Jasu and Insu Buddhist Temples in 1622.