• 제목/요약/키워드: Buddhism and Hinduism Temples

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인도네시아 자바 사원 연구 (A Study of Temple on Java Island)

  • 가종수
    • 수완나부미
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    • 제5권2호
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    • pp.101-126
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    • 2013
  • The place where models of Indonesian templed and sculpture remain in best condition is in central Java. Central Java was a center of culture from the 8th century to the 9th century. After the mid-10th century, a dynasty moved from central Java to eastern Java, because of frequent volcanic explosions and illness. Eastern Java became the center of politics and culture until the 16th century, when Islamic culture gained superiority. The classical temples of Indonesia before the rise of Islam are called 'Candi', which we can divide into the western Java period (?~8th century), the central Java period (8th~10th century), the eastern Java period (10th~16th century).

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A New Challenge to Korean American Religious Identity: Cultural Crisis in Korean American Christianity

  • Ro, Young-Chan
    • 대순사상논총
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    • 제18권
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    • pp.53-79
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    • 2004
  • This paper explores the relationship between Korean immigrants to the United States and their religious identity from the cultural point of view. Most scholarly studies on Korean immigrants in the United States have been dominated by sociological approach and ethnic studies in examining the social dimension of the Korean immigrant communities while neglecting issues concerning their religious identity and cultural heritage. Most Korean immigrants to America attend Korean churches regardless their religious affiliation before they came to America. One of the reasons for this phenomenon is the fact that Korean church has provided a necessary social service for the newly arrived immigrants. Korean churches have been able to play a key role in the life of Korean immigrants. Korean immigrants, however, have shown a unique aspect regarding their religious identity compared to other immigrants communities in the United States. America is a nation of immigrants, coming from different parts of the world. Each immigrant community has brought their unique cultural heritage and religious persuasion. Asian immigrants, for example, brought their own traditional religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism. People from the Middle Eastern countries brought Islamic faith while European Jews brought the Jewish tradition. In these immigrant communities, religious identity and cultural heritage were homo genously harmonized. Jewish people built synagogue and taught Hebrew, Jewish history, culture, and faith. In this case, synagogue was not only the house of worship for Jews but also the center for learning Jewish history, culture, faith, and language. In short, Jewish cultural history was intimately related to Jewish religious history; for Jewish immigrants, learning their social and political history was indeed identical with leaning of their religious history. The same can be said about the relationship between Indian community and Hinduism. Hindu temples serve as the center of Indian immigrantsin providing the social, cultural, and spiritual functions. Buddhist temples, for that matter, serve the same function to the people from the Asian countries. Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Tibetans, and Thais have brought their respective Buddhist traditions to America and practice and maintain both their religious faith and cultural heritage. Middle Eastern people, for example, have brought Islamic faith to the United States, and Mosques have become the center for learning their language, practicing their faith, and maintaining their cultural heritage. Korean immigrants, unlike any other immigrant group, have brought Christianity, which is not a Korean traditional religion but a Western religion they received in 18th and 19th centuries from the West and America, back to the United States, and church has become the center of their lives in America. In this context, Koreans and Korean-Americans have a unique situation in which they practice Christianity as their religion but try to maintain their non-Christian cultural heritage. For the Korean immigrants, their religious identity and cultural identity are not the same. Although Korean church so far has provides the social and religious functions to fill the need of Korean immigrants, but it may not be able to become the most effective institution to provide and maintain Korean cultural heritage. In this respect, Korean churches must be able to open to traditional Korean religions or the religions of Korean origin to cultivate and nurture Korean cultural heritage.

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미얀마 불탑의 기원과 형식 유래에 대한 고찰 (A Study on the Origin and Form of Pagodas in Myanmar)

  • 천득염;염승훈
    • 건축역사연구
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    • 제27권2호
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    • pp.63-78
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    • 2018
  • Pagodas in Myanmar can be largely divided into Zedi and Pato. Zedi is a developed form of the early domed pagodas in India and Sri Lanka, which can be found in the introduction of Buddhism in Myanmar and the comparison of early pagodas in India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. On the other hand, Pato is where statues of Buddha were enshrined, which is why many scholars referred to it as a temple. However, this study proposes that Pato shall be referred to as a temple-style pagoda in a form unique to Myanmar, based on the origin of Pato, definition of pagodas, and Sarira Enrichment Record of Pato. Moreover, it seems more appropriate to name this type of structure Stupa Temple(塔殿) or Stupa Shrine(塔堂) rather than a Buddhist temple(佛殿) or Buddhist shrine(佛堂) for clear distinction. Pato, or temple-style pagodas, has a ${\acute{S}}ikhara-style$ structure at the center like Ananda Pato upon entering the Pagan (Bagan) kingdom period, on which Zedi-style structures are built. As a result of examining the integration of various Buddhist schools and religions focused on Theravada during the period of King Anawrahta and King Kyanzittha, the ${\acute{S}}ikhara-style$ structure is a symbolic representation of the fact that Theravada embraced Hinduism. The common features shared by pagodas in Myanmar are the centrality of place and the verticality of $y{\check{a}}ngti{\bar{a}}n$ (looking up to the sky) in terms of shape. All temples are placed at the most important and central space, and their forms represent strong religious $y{\check{a}}ngti{\bar{a}}n$ and verticality. These are the features that stand out most among various pagodas in Buddhist countries.

첨성대 이름의 의미 해석 (Semantic Interpretation of the Name "Cheomseongdae")

  • 장활식
    • 헤리티지:역사와 과학
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    • 제53권4호
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    • pp.2-31
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    • 2020
  • 첨성대의 본질에 관한 현재의 가장 보편적인 가설은 천문관측대설이다. 천문관측대설의 근거는 주장하는 학자들마다 약간씩 차이가 있지만, 가장 중요한 근거는 '첨성대'라는 이름이며, 이에 대한 타당한 비판은 지금까지 제기된 바가 없다. 본 연구는 '첨성대'에 내포된 의미를 밝히고, '첨성대'가 천문관측대설의 타당한 근거인지를 살펴보았다. 천문관련설은 '첨성대'를 주로 '첨+성+대'로 해석했다. '볼 첨(瞻)'자와 '별 성(星)'자와 '대 대(臺)'자의 조합인 '첨성대'는 '천문을 관측한 대'를 뜻한다고 주장해 왔다. 한편 종교관련설의 경우, '별 성'은 '하늘 천(天)'을 의미하며, 첨성대에서 바라 본 '하늘'은 불교의 천상세계인 도리천이었다고 주장해 왔다. 본 연구는 『삼국유사』(1289±) 이전의 중국 기록에서 '첨성'의 용례들을 살펴보았다. '첨성'에 내포된 의미는 매우 다양하게 드러났다. '첨성+대'는 서술의 맥락에 따라서 '천문을 관측한 대'를 뜻할 수도 있고, '도리천을 우러러 본 대'를 뜻할 수도 있었다. 또한 '첨성'이 힌두교, 유교, 불교, 천주교, 도교와 같은 다양한 종교적 배경으로 실행되었음을 알 수가 있었고, 불교의 '첨성'의 경우는 적어도 외도(外道)의 '첨성', 법도(法道)의 '첨성', 세속(世俗)의 '첨성'으로 나눠질 수가 있음을 알게 되었다. 서술의 맥락에 따라서 '첨성+대'에 내포된 의미는 상당히 달라질 수가 있는 것이다. 『삼국유사』에 서술된 첨성대의 본질은 선덕여왕의 도리천 장례를 위한 묘탑(廟塔)으로 드러났다. 선덕여왕의 도리천 장례와 문무왕대의 사천왕사 건립은 신종원(1996)의 견해대로 밀교 승려 안함(안홍)에 의해 예언되었고, 『삼국유사』가 인용한 『별기』는 안함(안홍)의 참서(예언서)로 드러났다. 선덕여왕릉과 첨성대의 배치가 동지일출선에 정확하게 맞춰져 있음은 첨성대가 선덕여왕 유혼의 도리천 상생 통로였기 때문으로 판단되었다. 첨성대는 도리천으로 통하는 삼도보계(三道寶階)와 같은 '천국의 계단'를 가진 불탑이었고, '첨성대'는 『삼국유사』 왕력편의 '점성대'와 마찬가지로 '도리천을 우러러 본 대'라는 의미로 파악되었다. '첨성대'라는 이름은 천문관측대설의 근거가 될 수 없으며, 오히려 천문관련설을 총체적으로 부정할 수 있는 하나의 중요한 근거로 새롭게 평가되어야 마땅할 것이다.