원효의 척반(擲盤)설화와 천성산 홍룡사의 불교사적 가치

초록

The legend that Wonhyo threw a soban(小盤) to save the public from danger is widely known in the history of ancient Korean Buddhism. Temples in Gyeongnam, centered on Pyongan Province in the north and Busan and Yangsan in the south, have been said to be the creation and construction paintings until now. This folktale does not appear in the records of the Goryeo Dynasty after the 『song-gao- seng-chuan(宋高僧傳)』, but is included in the records of the history of Buddhism in the Joseon Dynasty. In particular, the records of Beomhae Gakan in the late Joseon period show the completion of the folktale by saying that Wonhyo moved a thousand ascetics to Cheonseongsan Mountain, and finally it became a sacred place where Wonhyo preached Buddhist studies. The folktale claims that Wonhyo was the epicenter of popularizing the ideas and beliefs of ancient Korean Buddhism centered on Cheonseongsan Mountain. On the other hand, the Honglong Temple(虹龍寺) has a story that Wonhyo and his disciples bathed in the waterfall of the temple. Moreover, it is also the holy place of Langyeongwan(浪見觀音), one of the 33 Avalokitesvara-Bodhisattva. Like a waterfall washing away everything, it washes away the defilements of sentient beings, thereby clearing the thoughts of sentient beings. It is also said that it brings rain in times of drought and fire, and it is said that it was held during the Japanese colonial period. Cheonseongmountain and Hongryong temple are the epicenter of Wonhyo folklore and the status of sacred places of ancient Korean Buddhist culture. It should be preserved as a valuable cultural heritage that provides not only Buddhist thought but also the prototype of Buddhist cultural contents.

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