근대 통도사 승려들의 시문 창작과 그 의미

Abstract

Tongdosa is the place where the greatest number of monks of all time stayed and bloomed poetry. Particularly, in the mid and late Joseon Dynasty, Hwanseong Jian(1664~1729) joined a Buddhist monastry and found his peace, and greatly influenced Tongdosa where his disciples stayed, and then in the 19th century, poetry became daily amusement.high priest The purpose of this article is to examine the composition and contents of 『SeonghaeSeonsa Suyeonsi』 and 『Geumgangsan Yeochoan』 which were produced in 1914 and 1932 and are currently being handed down to Tongdosa. These are very important clue to examine how actively Tongdosa monks have written poems since the late 19th century. 『SeonghaeSeonsa Suyeonsi』 is a collection of congratulatory poems for 60th birthday of Seonghae Namgeo, a restorer of the modern Tongdosa Temple, and was composed of poems by monks, writers, and artists of the time. It is based on Seonghae’s original poet and also has many poets of independence activists who later devoted themselves to the people. So it is an important clue to examine the independence movement history of Tongdosa as much as the external meaning to celebrate 60th birthday of Seonghae. 『Geumgangsan Yeochoan』 is a diary-style record of of every corner of Geumgang Mountain when Guha Cheonbo lived in Jangansa Temple in the summer to mark his 60th birthday in 1932. This data is the only one that has been recorded and reported about the scenery of Geumgang Mountain for such a long period of five months since the end of Goryeo Dynasty. In particular, it is characterized by a realistic message of religious awareness of Geumgang Mountain and interest in Buddhist relics reflected in the Buddhist monk's eyes. The prologue and Epilogue of this book was written by Choi Wol-bong and Baek Choi-seung and they played a very important role in the history of the Korean Buddhist independence movement. So it is expected to be valuable materials for studying the independence activities of Tongdosa Temple or Guha, along with the 『SeonghaeSeonsa Suyeonsi』.