기장 지역의 종교 · 문화와 옛길

Abstract

This study explains through what paths Buddhist culture,folk beliefs and Confucianism were propagated in Gijang area,and how they affected the community. The temples in Gijan area were located in the mountains behind in the villages or at the entrances to the roads, and functioned as religious spaces to relieve the pain of the residents. The Buddhist culture in Gijang area was related to that of Yangsan, and the monks of Weonhyo’s line mainly built the temples. The elements of Esoteric Buddhism are shown in temple-founding narrative, and given the popularity of publicsaving faiths like Maitreya and Guan Yin the temples in Gijang area provided the residents with places for spiritual salvation. Folk beliefs can be largely divided into the ritual practiced by the authorities and folk beliefs practiced in each village. Through the ritual by authorities, the well-being, prevention of epidemics, and good harvest and good catch were prayed. Villagers relieved the real suffering of individuals and prayed the peace of villages, worshipping old trees, jangseung, rocks,stone towers, and mountain spirit near seonangdang. In addition the ritual of the whole village aimed to achieve a communal bond.The pavilion in premodern society was a space of play and feast, and functioned as a space of diffusion for learning and culture in the community. It was bulit on scenic area, where the officials and yangban in the community enjoyed beautiful scenery and recited poems. Local officials took a break during the work in pavilion built by the local administrative authorities, and officials on the outside also would stay there. Pavilions built by local powerful families include jipseungjeong,sohojeong and manghaejeong.