1465년 圓覺寺 慶讚會 契文에 대한 고찰

Abstract

This paper is a review of King Sejo(世祖)'s Gyemun(契文; bonding document) first released in 2021. In the 10th year of King Sejo's reign, Wongak Temple(圓覺寺) began to be built in the middle of the capital, and in April of the following year, a Gyeongchanhoe(慶讚會; A Buddhist ceremony that is offered to celebrate a temple after completing) was held to celebrate its completion. 128 monks were invited to this ceremony, read the Sutra of Great Right Capacious Consummate Enlightenment of the Ultimate Tenet(大方廣圓覺修多羅了義經) translated into Korean, and about 20,000 monks gathered. The event was held for 5 days, and on the last day, April 11, Gyemun was issued to the participants. This Gyemun was printed on a single sheet of paper with a woodblock, but unlike the characteristics of general printed documents, it was issued to a large number of people only for one time. The typeface is similar to 乙亥字, and the border is decorated with dragons and cloud pattern, and there is a flower rain pattern on the part of King Sejo's signature. These patterns represent the authority of King Sejo and the divine miracle that occurred at Wongaksa Temple. The entire text of this document is included in 『淸權輯遺』 published in the 19th century, and the text is transcribed in 『金剛山乾鳳寺事蹟』. At the beginning of the 20th century, Lee Neung-hwa(李能和) and Takahashi Toru(高橋亨) introduced this document as 誡文 or 發願文 based on the two books. As a result of comparing the texts of these documents, it was confirmed that the earliest records, 『淸權輯遺』 and the this Gyemun were identical, confirming the possibility that this document was the original one. The Seal(印跡) in this Gyemun cannot be regarded as the seal of King(御印). It may be a seal made at a temple in the Joseon Dynasty or it may have been forged in the course of transmission, so further research is required. This document is meaningful in that it has a style and form that was not known until now as a document used by the king for religious events in the early Joseon Dynasty. In addition, value can be found in being able to see Buddhist events at that time.