子孫의 出産과 繁昌에 대한 祈願

Abstract

Summary on the wish for the birth and prosperity of offsprings are as follows. First, there are two aspects of praying for having a baby boy. The fact that praying God and the sun and the moon and the stars for having a son is written in the funeral oration(醮祭文). The story that Kim Hong-do, a painter, had a son was inscribed on the KongJongSan SangAmSa JungSooKi(「公靜山上菴寺重修記」) the record on the rebuilding of SangAm temple in the KongJong mountain) after devoting himself to the KongJongSan(mountain) in Yeonpyung(延豐), Chung Chong Bukdo province. PoongGyeGeoSa(豊溪居士) wrote the epitaph and Kim Chon-taek(金天澤) inscribed it. It is rare case that the fact that giving birth to a son by wishing on the special mountain is recorded in an epitaph. Second, the prenatal training was very emphasized before pregnancy. The importance of the prenatal education is acknowledged in the Zhuxi(朱子)’s Zhuxi’s GaRe(『朱子家禮』), the SaJooDang Lee(師朱堂 李氏)’s TaeGyoSinGi(『胎敎新記』), the Song Si-yeol’(宋時烈)s KyeYeSeo(『계녀서』) and the WonJi-sang(元持常)’s KyeMaeSeo(『계매서』) after YeolYeChun(『列女傳』). Third, Lee, Mungeon(李文楗) Wish the contents of praying for offsprings’ longevity and prosperity through prayer, giving foods(獻食), exorcism and memorial service are in this written paper(醮祭文). Next, The contents of wishing for offsprings’ longevity and prosperity are truly described in the YangARok(『養兒錄』) and the MookJaeIlKi(『黙齋日記』). The appearance and finding of these two records are the rare cases in the academic circles. Accordingly, the meaning and significance of the literature document in these two records must be highly valued and respected.