17세기 전반 高僧碑 건립과 조선 불교계 (Establishment of Memorial Monumests to Eminent Buddhist Monks during the Early 17th Century)

서지정보

· 발행기관 : 한국사연구회
· 수록지 정보 : 한국사연구 / 156호 / 145 ~ 190페이지
· 저자명 : 손성필

초록

No memorial monument to an eminent Buddhist monk was established during the first 200 years of the Joseon era. Rather, such structures only began to be erected during the 17th century. All in all, some 170 memorial monuments for eminent Buddhist monks were erected during the late Joseon era. These memorial monuments were erected in conjunction with Buddhist monks from the group that followed the monk Cheongheo (Seosan). The inscriptions on these memorial monuments were written by high-ranking officials. The ruling ssiok (scholar-gentry) class were the only members within Joseon society who were allowed to dedicate such memorial monuments. While monks from the lineage of Checngheo petitioned high-ranking officials from the ruling class to write inscriptions for the memorial monuments of their master. the memorial monument could only be established when a high-ranking official permitted such an action. The first memorial monument erected for an eminent Buddhist monk during late Joseon was that of the monk Samyeong during the reign of the Gwanghaegun (1609~1623). However, it was only after the establishment of the monk Cheongheo’s memorial monument during the reign of King Injo (1623~1649) that the typical characteristics of memorial monuments of late Joseonemerged. These included a descriptive attitude that maintained a certain distance from Buddhism. and the expression of the rightful tradition of the Imje (or Linii) Sect of Buddhism. The followers of the monks Samyeong, Pyeonyang, and Jewel, all of which hailed from the line of Cheongheo, intended to elevate the status of their masters and heighten the reputation of their schools through the establishment of memorial monuments and the publication of collections of their masters’ essays and writings. Based on the establishment of a memorial monument for the monk Cheongheo and the clarification of the rightful tradition on the Imje Sect of Buddhism. the followers of Pyeonyang were able to secure his status as the rightful successor of Cheongheo and the Imje Sect. It eventually expanded to become the mainstream within the Buddhist sector during late Joseon. Meanwhile, the schools of the monks Samyeong and Jewol gradually declined. Considering these facts. the establishment of memorial monuments for eminent Buddhist monks in effect marked the reestablishment of the relationship between the Buddhist sector and ssjok class. the restructuring of the Buddhist sector around the followers of Cheongheo, and the differentiation of the different schools associated with Cheongheo’s line. The establishment of memorial monuments to eminent Buddhist monks can be construed as having played a keyrole in the formation of the Buddhism of late Joseon.

영어초록

No memorial monument to an eminent Buddhist monk was established during the first 200 years of the Joseon era. Rather, such structures only began to be erected during the 17th century. All in all, some 170 memorial monuments for eminent Buddhist monks were erected during the late Joseon era. These memorial monuments were erected in conjunction with Buddhist monks from the group that followed the monk Cheongheo (Seosan). The inscriptions on these memorial monuments were written by high-ranking officials. The ruling ssiok (scholar-gentry) class were the only members within Joseon society who were allowed to dedicate such memorial monuments. While monks from the lineage of Checngheo petitioned high-ranking officials from the ruling class to write inscriptions for the memorial monuments of their master. the memorial monument could only be established when a high-ranking official permitted such an action. The first memorial monument erected for an eminent Buddhist monk during late Joseon was that of the monk Samyeong during the reign of the Gwanghaegun (1609~1623). However, it was only after the establishment of the monk Cheongheo’s memorial monument during the reign of King Injo (1623~1649) that the typical characteristics of memorial monuments of late Joseonemerged. These included a descriptive attitude that maintained a certain distance from Buddhism. and the expression of the rightful tradition of the Imje (or Linii) Sect of Buddhism. The followers of the monks Samyeong, Pyeonyang, and Jewel, all of which hailed from the line of Cheongheo, intended to elevate the status of their masters and heighten the reputation of their schools through the establishment of memorial monuments and the publication of collections of their masters’ essays and writings. Based on the establishment of a memorial monument for the monk Cheongheo and the clarification of the rightful tradition on the Imje Sect of Buddhism. the followers of Pyeonyang were able to secure his status as the rightful successor of Cheongheo and the Imje Sect. It eventually expanded to become the mainstream within the Buddhist sector during late Joseon. Meanwhile, the schools of the monks Samyeong and Jewol gradually declined. Considering these facts. the establishment of memorial monuments for eminent Buddhist monks in effect marked the reestablishment of the relationship between the Buddhist sector and ssjok class. the restructuring of the Buddhist sector around the followers of Cheongheo, and the differentiation of the different schools associated with Cheongheo’s line. The establishment of memorial monuments to eminent Buddhist monks can be construed as having played a keyrole in the formation of the Buddhism of late Joseon.

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