신라 화엄종과 화엄사 화엄석경의 조성시기

Abstract

This paper looked into the ideological background and the period of the construction of Stone Avatamsaka Sutra of Hwaeomsa Temple. First of all, this study emphasized that the text made Stone Avatamsaka Sutra is 60 Huayan. It has recently been suggested that it sculpted 50 Huayan. However, this study confirmed that the text is 60 Huayan through an analysis of "The Biograph of Monk Bup-Chang" written by Choi Chi-won. Because the text first was translated into 50 Huayan and the following divided into 60 volumes through revising it. Hwaeomsa Temple was founded by Buddhist monk Yeongi. At that time the influence of the installment of stay of Borimsa Temple of Wonpyo who is an introductor of 80 Huayan and to erect a monument of Jangseongpyo(759). However, the two points paid attention to changes in the Buddhist community of Silla since the throne of King Wonseong. First, Temples of Huayan or Fa-xiang School were replaced by Zen Buddhist temple, which belonged to the royal temple and the government agency, Sungyosung. The temple of Huayan school, Borim Temple, was replaced with Gajisansa Temple of Zen Buddhist temple. Second, as the Huayan temple quickly changed into the Euisang Line, 12 temples of 10 moutains remained in the name of Huayan 10 Mountain and Hwaeomsa temple also appeared as Nam-ak Hwaeomsa Temple as one of the Huayan 10 temples of Euisang Line. Euisang Line's Hwaeomsa Temple sculpted Stone Avatamsaka Sutra with the text of 60 Huayan which is a major scripture of Euisang Line. The following is a question about the period when this stone sutra was built. In order to approach this problem, I have focused on the comparison between “the copy of Avatamsaka Sutra” and Stone Avatamsaka Sutra, and looked into editors, writers and sculptor monks among the artisans of the Unified Silla Dynasty. As a result, It turned out that the texts of this stone sutra were written and carved by four or more persons, and the the main shape of letters were composed of QuyangXun style, and a small number of Liuchaoo style. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that this stone sutra was also built in the 9th and 10th centuries. Because at this time, the Technician who were able to create the stone sutra were being mass-produced in Silla society.