This study is a study that examined the characteristics of the Temples belonging to Royal Tombs installed from King Yejong to King Myeongjong in Joseon dynasty. During the Joseon Dynasty, Buddhist temples were built to help the sacrifices of the royal...
This study is a study that examined the characteristics of the Temples belonging to Royal Tombs installed from King Yejong to King Myeongjong in Joseon dynasty. During the Joseon Dynasty, Buddhist temples were built to help the sacrifices of the royal tombs. However, according to the deepening of the Confucian example, the character of the royal tomb guard temple changed greatly, and it can be divided into three periods. The first group is from King Taejo to King Sejong, the second group is from King Yejong to King Myeongjong, and the third is from King Sunjo to late Joseon Dynasty. The period from the King Yejong to King Myeongjong covered in this article corresponds to the period of revival of the royal guardian temple which was abolished by the order of King Taejong. Although it was reinstated by the deep Buddhist beliefs of the royal family, as the understanding of Neo-Confucianism of the Joseon bureaucrats became much more intense than in the previous period, it received constant criticism from the bureaucrats. In response to the criticism of the bureaucrats, the ruler of the royal family was established as a private religious institution of the royal family, not a national organization, and the ruler led the royal family.
In this paper, I looked at four sites of Temples belonging to Royal Tombs established during the period of about 200 years from King Yejong to King Myeongjong in Joseon dynasty. First, Temples belonging to Royal Tombs in this period were established by Queens, not King. Secondly, it was installed irregularly in some major royal tombs, not all of the royal tombs. Third, It was installed outside the area of tomb and the fourth, it was characterized by the fact that a special temple called 御室 was installed in the temple.
This is a transitional feature of the conflict between Buddhist faith of the royal family and Confucianism of the royal ceremony due to the political advancement of the Confucian scholar.