蔚州 靑松寺址 三層石塔의 建立時期와 意義

Abstract

Cheongsongsa Temple in Yul-ri Cheongryang-myeon Ulju-gun Ulsan-si was built in the Silla period and is conjectured to be collapsed in late Joseon from the historic record. Currently, there is a typical stone pagoda of Silla with two-storied stylobate and three-storied basement 5.5m in high in Cheongsongsa Temple site. Sarira reliquary was founded at the upper stylobate during the repair work in 1962. Despite such spacious site, large stone pagoda and various relics like Sarira reliquary, there has been little study in Cheongsongsa Temple, and no attention has been paid to the stonepagoda too. Accordingly, this study estimated the foundation period by reviewing formative characteristics of the stone pagoda in Cheongsongsa temple site and examined its significance in the history of art. For formative characteristics of the stone pagoda, the integration of subsidiary material of bottom stylobate, use of prop stone, upper stylobate pillars’separate stone structure, reverse post method of shafts and pillars, internally leaning phenomenon, and insertion of upper stylobate of first floorbasement. Such characteristics seems to be influenced by Tap-ri five-storied stone pagoda and stone pagoda in Hwangboksa Temple site, and when the formation and structure were examined, the stone pagoda in Cheongsongsa Temple site was estimated to be founded between mid 8th century and late 8th century. The stone pagoda in Cheongsongsa Temple site is of significant in that it is an8th century pagoda built in Gyeongnam area at a time when stone pagodas were built mainly in Gyeongbuk area. Meanwhile, Ulsan area was the advanced area for Buddhist culture in Silla with its development around Mt. Munsu including the stone pagoda in Cheongsongsa Temple site, the stone pagoda in Youngchuksa Temple site and the octagonal stone pagoda in Manghaesa Temple. Accordingly, the stone pagoda of Cheongsongsa Temple site has its significance in the history of art as it demonstrated the Buddhist art in Ulsan area a place to which foreign culture was imported from ancient periodand a place that equipped cultural capacity to culminate such culture.