조선 후기 고성 옥천사의 중창과 僧役 문서

Abstract

Okcheonsa Temple in Goseong, Gyeongsang-do, has been known as a thousand-year-old temple founded during the Silla dynasty. However, the history of Okcheonsa Temple, which can be confirmed by relics and literature, has been from the late Joseon Dynasty. Okcheonsa Temple in the late Joseon Dynasty is presumed to have been a temple of the Bushyu School, and was reconstructed by monks such as Hakmyeong and Ui-oh in the 17th century, Myowook, Sichuk and Uisu in the 18th century, and Nongseong in the 19th century. Their contributions are recorded in the Historical Record of Okcheonsa Temple, which was compiled in 1935. In the 18th century, Okcheonsa Temple was a representative temple in Goseong County, where about 300 monks lived, but when it was selected as a temple to make paper for the royal court in 1784, the temple economy entered a decline. However, when local government offices routinely imposed labor service on Okcheonsa Temple, the central government continued to issue an official letter to exempt other labor as the temple was designated as a paper maker for the royal court. Official documents related to this have been handed down to Okcheonsa Temple, and the historical meaning of such documents was examined in this paper.