「慈藏定律」에서 확인되는 慈藏의 최후기록에 대한 분석

Abstract

Jajang who established the foundations of Silla Buddhism through the Gyeyul(Law and Discipline) showed significant achievements in śarīra faith and Mañjuśri worship. This is the reason why Jajang became the most frequently mentioned monk in "Samguk Yusa". However, the fact that Jajang belongs to the highest class in Korean Buddhist history. And there are difficulties in unified understanding about him because he belongs to the highest layer in Korean Buddhist history and there are some perceptional differences between Chinese and Korean documents among the materials related to Jajang. This paper makes an analysis of Jajang's later part from his entrance into Mt. Taebaeg to his death at Seognamwon(石南院) which is recorded only in Korean materials. Through this, we can find two new facts. The first is that there are several confusing problems in Jajang's personal meeting with Mañjuśri, which was the religion intention of his trip to Myeongju(溟州). This gives a plausibility that Jajang was pushed away from Gyeongju by the group of Kim Chunchu and so he went to Myeongju to find an opportunity of reversal. But Jajang could not succeed at all. This second is related with his tragic death at Seognamwon and the enshrinement of his ashes after cremation. This record is very unusual for the death record of a renowned monk. Therefore, we can well infer that this record was originated from the material written before the later days of Silla when Jajang was re-evaluated. Also, the enshrinement of his ashes at Seognamwon vindicates the truthfulness of the record about Jajang. Through this, though the final record about Jajang gets somewhat confusing, its close analysis can give us the assurance that this is a fact-based record.