신륵사의 풍수입지와 바람길에 대한 연구

Abstract

Silleuksa Temple, unlike most of the traditional Korean temples in the deep still space of the mountain, has its excellent scenery due to its location at the riverside of South Han River. But it has the condition vulnerable to the river wind and the northwesterly wind as it has its topographical defects at its several points. It is especially exposed directly to the wind way of both the northwest monsoon blowing from mountains in winter and the southeast wind blowing from the river in summer, acting as a factor very favorable to the location of the temple. Aware of these defects initially, it can be seen to have striven to minimize the harmful effects of the wind way by complementing them through the actual use of brick pagodas, budos and old trees, etc. at the point of the wind way. It attempted to measure the direction and speed of the wind with the measuring instrument. Consequently, it was found that the precincts of Silleuksa Temple maintains the stable condition of the wind despite its location on the path of the wind way. This is seen to be attributed to the effects of such complementary structures as brick pagodas, old trees, etc. The right and left ridges of the location relatively had the highest proportion of the northwest wind formed along the wind way and had the wind speed 1.5 time as strong as that of its precincts. And it was unstable in the direction and speed of the wind because of the frequent outbreak of the gust, etc. Here, it could be explained in a quantified way that Silleuksa Temple has made active use of the method of complementation to overcome the unfavorable environment of its location on the wind way.