康津 白蓮社 관련 조선시대 기록자료 연구

Abstract

This study carefully examined the existing records related to Baekryeonsa Temple in Gangjin, located in the southwestern part of the Korean Peninsula. Specifically, this research bibliographically explored the records relevant to Hyoryeongdaegun, reconstruction of the Temple Bulbokjang(佛腹藏) and many other topics in a chronological order. From a historical viewpoint, it is known that Baekryeonsa Temple was named after Baekryeongyeulsa(白蓮結社) during the Goryeo Dynasty. Another name for the temple was Mandeuksa(萬德社) which originated from Mandeuksan(萬德山) where the temple was located. During the 17th century of the Joseon Dynasty, the name of the temple was reaffirmed as Mandeuksa(晩德寺) by the Confucian scholar Song Si-Yeol. This study analyzed the reconstruction records of the Baeknyeonsa Temple from the early Joseon Dynasty, a topic which had not been covered in this field of study yet. Moreover, it acknowledged “Mandeuksasiseungmoon (萬德寺施僧文)”, a land document related to Prince Hyoryeong, and the records of the collection of Daejanggyeong from Haeinsa Temple during the reign of King Sejo. In addition, it recognized the re-construction records after the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592, which was closely linked to the newly identified records of the Samsaebul in 1641. Along with the recent discovery, there is another Samsaebul’s bulbokjang documents, which were moved from Baekryeon Temple to Okcheonsa Temple in Wando. They are known to have been written in 1678 with the Amitabha Buddha records included. Other records of Samsaebul were known to have been enshrined in the Daeungjeon Hall after the fire in 1760. The following temple of Samsaebul is suggested to have been built around 1762. Consequently, there are total three different Samsaebul records from 1641, 1678, and 1760 as of now.