불교 상례(喪禮) 변화에 따른 고승 진영 제작 연구

Abstract

The portrait of a monk was created as an effective way to convey the teachings of teachers to future generations in conjunction with transmission of Buddhist teaching in the relationship of master and disciples of Zen Buddhism. Since the Three Kingdoms Period, records of the production of many portraits of monk have been founded in the inscriptions of monks, and specific details have been mentioned in the Buddhist funeral ritual of the Goryeo Dynasty, 『Seonwon- Cheonggyu(禪苑淸規)』 and 『ChicksuBaekjangCheonggyu(勅修百丈淸規)』. Accor- ding to Buddhist funeral rituals, portraits of monks were created only for monks of high virtue, while memorial tablets for general monks took over the role. However, as Buddhist funeral rituals were reorganized to suit the reality of the late Joseon Dynasty, anyone, regardless of the status of monks, could produce portraits. As a result, production of Portraits of monks could have the effect of building up solidarity and showing off the power through strengthening the identity of the monk clans.