표충사 춘추제향의 역사와 설행 - 밀양 표충사와 해남 표충사를 중심으로 -

Abstract

After Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592, local Confucian scholars made shrines for loyal subjects during the invasion and asked for signs to Court for restoration of country order and maintaining aristocratic class. Confucian scholars in Miryang also proposed to make a shrine of monk Yujeong who lead saving the country and people. Monks in Miryang made a hall where used to be Baekhananya temple which monk Yujeong rebuild in 1715, hung out a sign with Pyochoongsa shrine and performed religious rites. In February 1738, they were given the sign, Pyochoongsa, from court and canonized Yujeong along with monk Hyujeong and monk Younggyu. As Miryang Pyochoongsa temple canonized Yujeong and Hyujeong, Daedoonsa temple in Haenam asked for construction and sign of a shrine worshiping Hyujeong with Yujeong and monk Cheoyoung to court and got permission in July 1788. As Pyochoongsa shrine in the temple is a shrine, the rite was in Confucian form but monks performed it. The sacrifice was vegetable food and tea instead of fish, meat and liquor.