조선후기 遊山記에 나타난 北漢山의 불교

Abstract

Bukhansan is one of the best-known mountains in the Seoul, south Kore a. Therehave been several Buddhist tradition sites since the three kingdoms period. In lateChosun, the number of travelogues written by ruling literati class increased notexcept on the travel writings of Bukhansan. This study focuses on the aspect ofBuddhist temples and monks in Bukhansan viewed through the travel writings inlate Chosun. After the Imjin War in the sixteenth century, the state gave recognition to theBuddhist out of practical necessity and institutionalized positions for monks. TheChosun state mobilized monks for state projects. The significant examples weretemples and monks in Bukhansan. In Bukhansan, several temples had been established and monks were mobilized for construction and protection of mountain fortress. In travelogues of Confucian literati, it shows how Buddhist tradition had beentransformed and discolored in Bukhansan. It revealed a important characteristic ofBuddhist conditions in late Chosun.