한국불교와 도교신앙의 교섭 -산신신앙, 용왕신앙, 칠성신앙을 중심으로-

Abstract

During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism were brought to the Korean peninsula from China. While Buddhism and Confucianism established themselves through The Religious Association as an institutional religion, Taoism did not. Since Taoism was introduced to Korea, it has not organized itself through The Religious Association, nor has it spread its word of religion. Therefore, there were no followers of the Taoistic faith in Korea,because Taoism has not played a distinctive role as an institutional religion in Korea. Although Taoism is comprised of a mixture of Chinese folk beliefs and was not established with the Religious Association; it could still serve to solidify certain of Korean Folk Beliefs and shamanistic practices. While Buddhism and Confucianism played a key role in Korea as providers of new ideas, Taoism merged itself with Buddhism, Confucianism, Shamanism. Therefore, in this paper I studied not only the range of Taoism,but also the modification of Taoism in Korea. From this point of view, I explored two aspects: Statutory Taoism, which served as national ritual; and Folk Taoism, which was inherent in folk beliefs. In the conclusion, I studied the union of Taoism and Korean Buddhism. I explored the components of Taoism that appear in the Chilsungshingak (the shrine for seven stars gods), the Sanshingak (the shrine for the mountain god) and the Yongwanggak (the shrine for the sea god), and which also appear in traditional Korean temples. Chilsungshin (the seven stars gods), Sanshin (the mountain god) and Yongwangshin (the sea god) can be regarded as religious figures who indicate the union and coexistence of Taoism and Shamanism. Morover, these divinities have been honored in rituals at Buddhist temples. This paper analyses the critical status of Sanshincheong, Yongwangcheong and Chilsungcheong in a Buddhist service with 'Seokmuneubeom'. I conducted research on these religious beliefs, investigating their origins, characteristics, and their process of modification and fusion with Buddhism.