「三國遺事」 <阿道基羅>條의 女僧 史氏에 대한 一考

Abstract

It is known as a Buddhist priestess in Silla for Sasi recording by Saci(史侍) on Haedong koseung cheon(海東高僧傳). She had lived in a stopover of foreign monks as a younger sister of Moree in the resion of Illseon-gun(一善郡)'s influential natives, and it is supposed that she would learn doctrine on Buddhism them at the same time live in becoming a beliver in Buddhism as a Buddhist priestess. Though it had gone through in national reception of Buddhism after the time of King Gizeung(智證王) come to the time of King Bubheung(法興王), King Bubheung became a believer in Buddhism, and also the queen became a Buddhist priestess. After this Buddhism gave rise to a large ripple effect on cover the whole field of Silla's society, and it became serious to build a Buddhist temple receiving a national support. King Bubheung had built a Buddhist temple named Daewang-sa or Heungyun-sa(大王寺 ․興輪寺), and also the queen had built a Buddhist temple in the name of Youngheung-sa(永興寺) already building by Sasi making a idol of her. This shows that at that time Sasi has become a believer in Buddhism in the beginning of Silla to the people as a Buddhist priestess, and it has become the background of building a Buddhist temple telling a story from generation to generation through a narrative with storying elements at the season of King Bubheung. It would have been natural for Women to enter the priesthood at that time in Silla's society. It had been in existence for a female shaman of the same kind an exorcist such as sacrifice and religion as the object of respect in Silla's society from acception Buddhism ago. It had been served as an incentive on the flourishing of Buddhism to the fact that Sasi become a first Buddhist priestess in such respect, and in some degree is supposed to have done much toward spread of Buddhism in Silla.