하남 하사창동 천왕사지 철불좌상의 조성배경

Abstract

The Iron Seated Buddha in Hasachang-dong, Hanam is an iron Buddha currently on display at the National Museum of Korea. This iron Buddha is also known as ‘the world’s largest iron Buddha’. The Hasachang-dong iron Buddha was taken out of its original place in 1911 during the Japanese colonial period. Hasachang-dong Iron Buddha has been known as an iron Buddha built during the reign of King Taejo Wang Geon. In this paper, stone Buddhas, stone pagodas, and stone monuments created during the reign of Taejo Wang Geon were analyzed. As a result, it was found that the Buddhist art works created during the reign of King Taejo tried to reveal a strong difference in terms of form from the previous dynasties. For this reason, in the case of Hasachang-dong iron Buddha, which directly imitates the main Buddha of Seokguram Grotto, it is difficult to say that it was created during the reign of Taejo Wang Geon. In order to reveal the construction period and background of Hasachang-dong iron Buddha, the excavation results of Dong temple site, which is adjacent to Cheonwangsa temple site, were analyzed. Through this, it was discussed that in the case of the iron Buddha at Cheonwangsa Temple Site in Hasachang-dong, it was made by Hyejong and Wang Gyu, who supported him, who had a power struggle with the Chungju Yu family. The reason why Hyejong created the iron Buddha in Hasachang-dong was identified as having an intention to show that Hyejong inherited the legitimacy of Unified Silla and that the old Silla powers supported Hyejong.