묘지명을 통해 본 고려의 경전신앙

Abstract

This study analyzed content related to sutras in epitaphs of Goryeo and found facts not mentioned in History of Goryeo(Goryeosa). They include the transmission of Tripitaka to Yuan Dynasty at under the order of King Chungseon, respect for Tripitaka as Dharma-Ratna of the Three Jewels, and the Faith in the Sutras to revere Tripitaka as the object of charity. The epitaphs also helped to estimate the presence of officials at the script center and examples of sutra mantles at the Songgwang Buddhist Temple of Suncheon and figure out the identity of Prajñāpāramitā Sutra used in street processions with sutras. The content of the epitaphs also provided some information about certain aspects of faith of Avalokiteshvara, faith of Amitābha, faith of Avatamsaka, and faith of Maitreya. Based on the content of the epitaphs, examples were found of spreading faith of Avalokiteshvara involved in beach caves under Mt. Naksan. The epitaphs also raised the possibility that the motives of crystal beads and Blue Birds in the Watermoon Avalokitesvara (Suwolkwaneum) Painting derived from them. It was also found that the painting was used in rituals for the rebirth of dying people in the paradise.