고려시대 금고의 특성과 명문 고찰

Abstract

It is presumed that the Korean Buddhist gong was introduced into Unified Silla in the 9th century with the background of "Suvarnabhāsa-sūtra". The Buddhist gongs started with the name Geumgoo(禁口) are divided into three types coming to Goryeo dynasty. The first type is a form in which the back side is narrowed inward, the second type is a form in which the back side is further expanded. The third type is a form in which the front and back are completely blocked and the resonator is opened on the side According to the inscriptions, the first type is called Banja(飯子), the second type is called Geumgoo, and the third type is called Geumgo. Among the 59 the Buddhist gongs with inscriptions including the produced year and the zodiac signs, there are 34 Buddhist gongs with inscriptions ‘Banja’, and 19 Buddhist gongs was engraved Ban meaning of food. Even Buddhist gong not bearing the name was confirmed at 11 points, suggesting that there was confusion in the use of the term at that time. In case of the Buddhist gongs of Goryeo dynasty, inscriptions including the producing year, the name of temple, prayer script and maker, and weight was engraved on the side or backside. According to the result of analyzing inscriptions, the status of the maker can be divided into the official craftsman, personal craftsman, monk craftsman. In addition the prayer scripts reflect the phases of the age and the change of the Buddhist doctrine. According to the inscriptions of the Buddhist gong of Anyangsa with the zidiac sign ‘Imja’, this Buddhist gong was the monumental works of the faith association ‘Anyanasa’ that was formed at Mt. Jirisan. It can be said that this association has the character of Huaen order participated by the central ruling class and the local Buddhist community. The manufacturer recorded on the Buddhist gong give an information about the status and position and advance into society of the craftsman of Goryeo dynansty. The inscriptions recorded on the Buddhist gong of the Goryeo period give an information on the character and the location of the temple, the change of the Buddhist doctrine, and the phases of the age.