일제강점기 한국에 진출한 일본불교의 종파별 교세현황에 대한 연구

Abstract

The Japanese imperial relations with Korea in 1876. They put Japanese Buddhism ahead to hide their intentions of invasion. After Japanese rule, Japanese Buddhism advanced into Korea. By 1945 they had all 26 religious denominations. Japanese Buddhism built temples throughout Korea. There are over 1,000 Buddhist temples built by them. The status of each region is as follows. The largest number of Japanese Buddhist temples were established in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do. Next was Busan and Gyeongnam, and the third was Chungnam. First, Gyeonggi-do, including Seoul, and Gyeongnam, including Busan, were politically important regions. Next, many Japanese Buddhist temples were established in Chungnam, Jeonnam, and Jeonbuk, in relation to Japanese rice production. And Hambuk was deeply involved in mineral production. Japanese Buddhism mainly led the Japanese religious life. Koreans turned away Japanese Buddhism with anti-Japanese sentiment. Only Koreans involved in Japan attended Japanese Buddhist temples. Therefore, the increase in Koreans was inevitable. Each sect of Japanese Buddhism organized a group of people who believe in Buddhism at major temples. Such activities also influenced Korean Buddhism, and new organizations were established. Most of these activities were used as colonial policy. Because the activities of Japanese Buddhism, Korean Buddhism's traditional rituals have gradually changed. Rituals involving Japanese Buddhism and culture were performed, relatively Korean Buddhism gradually lost its place.