조선초기 태조-세종대 고려대장경의 인경과 그 의의

Abstract

Since the Tripitaka Koreana was engraved in the 13th century, Records show that the Tripitaka was printed about 20 times. There are a total of 7 cases in the Joseon Dynasty, but 4 cases were made from Taejo to Sejong in the early Joseon Dynasty. The Tripitaka Koreana printed in 1393 was enshrined in the five-story pagoda of Yeonboksa in Gaegyeong at the wishing of Taejo, the royal family, and government officials. The printing of the Tripitaka was to commemorate the founding of Joseon together with King Taejo, the royal family, and officials, and to pray for the welfare of the nation and the people through Buddhist power. It is also meaningful in that it prayed for the end of war and national development. In 1399, during the reign of Jeongjong, the printing of the Tripitaka was accomplished through state support based on private materials at the wishing of Taejo. The Tripitaka Koreana printed in 1399 was enshrined in the Salitabjeon (舍利塔殿) of Heungcheonsa in Hanyang, Joseon. Taejo founded Heungcheonsa and Salitabjeon in Hanyang, the newly developed Joseon Dynasty, and enshrined the Tripitaka to pray for the royal family’s ancestral rites and national protection by Buddhist power. In 1413, during the reign of Taejong, the printing of the Tripitaka was carried out under the order of Taejong, and it was enshrined in Gaegyeongsa, the Palace for Memorial Ceremony (齋宮) of Taejo. The printing of the Tripitaka to be enshrined in Gaegyeongsa had the characteristics of Buddhist respect for the founders of Joseon besides the filial piety of Taejong. In 1440, during the reign of Sejong, the printing of the Tripitaka was to be enshrined in the Salitabjeon of Heungcheonsa. Sejong inherited the ideology of the founding of Heungcheonsa by Taejo, the founder of the Joseon Dynasty, and rebuilt Heungcheonsa’s Salitabjeon and enshrined the Tripitaka to enhance its status and authority.