A Study on the set the seven roalls of the Saddarma Pundarika Sutra Prayed by Yeom Seong-Ik and Script Center

사경은(寫經院)과 염승익(廉丞益) 발원(發願)의 사경(寫經) 「묘법연화경(妙法蓮華經」 7권본 1부

In this paper the characteristics of the script centers golden and/or silver letter center in Koryo Dynasty and a set of seven rolls of the script written in silver letter on blue paper prayed by Yearn Seong-Ik were studied with focusing on the referred records and an epilog of the script. This script was discovered from Namgewon's stone stupa, when it was transported from original site of Daekam Dong, Kaiseong city to Kyungbok Palace in 1919. This script prayed by Yeom Seong-Ik which was written in silver paste on blue papers is a set of seven rolls, the size is 31.1 cm (length) ${\times}$ 27.2 cm (width). The cover painting and Beonsangwha(Buddha's preaching picture) were painted out and in the roll cover. This script was written with 14 letters on a line whose characteristic with the style of cover painting and Beonsangwha is similar to the golden and silver scripts prayed by kings of Koryo Dynasty. The person who prayed this script was a powerful vassal of the king Chungyeol period, Yeom Seong-Ik. According to Koryosa(Koryo History) and Koryosa jeolyo(summarized Koryo History), it is described that Yeom Seong-Ik offered his own house which was built by a group of strangers as a 'Writing Place for the complete collection of Buddhist Sutras and the place of the script of the complete collection of Buddhist Sutras. Therefore, it is possible to consider that this script a set of seven rolls of the script of Saddharma Pundarika-Sutra was written to pray for himself as well as his families' fortune at the place of golden script of the complete collection of Buddhist Sutras, and enshrined it in the Namgaewon stone stupa when the stupa was repaired in 9th year of king ChungYeol. Above all the most important point should be centered on that he offered his house as a writing place for golden script of the complete collection of Buddhist Sutras as recorded in Koryosa Jeolyo. The writing place for golden script of the complete collection of Buddhist Sutras should be emphasized on the meaning of its site. It is an important key point to clear that Kumjawon(Golden letter center) would be different from Kumjadejangso(the writing place of golden script for complete collection of Budihist Sutras) with Kumkyungsa(Goldm script place). As considereing the point that this script showed the characteristics of golden and/or silver scripts which prayed by king Chungyeol in Koryo Dynasty as they were, even though this script was manufactured by individual praying, this script follwed in the style of Kumjawon(golden letter center) and/or Unjawon(siIver letter center) as they were, because this script was written in the place of the golden script for the complete collection of Buddhist Sutras. In this paper all of the points described above with focusing on the referred records and an epilog of this script were collectively considered to make clear the characteristics of the script centers, golden and/or silver letter.

사경은 남계원(南溪院) 석탑의 출토품으로 1915년 남계원석탑(南溪院石塔)을 개성시(開城市)의 덕암동(德岩洞)의 원 위치로부터 경복궁으로 옮길 때 발견된 감지은니사경(紺紙銀泥寫經)의 염승익발원(廉丞益發願)의 사경(寫經) "묘법연화경(妙法蓮華經)" 7권본 1부는 권자본(卷子本)으로 세로 31.1cm이며, 표지화와 변상화(變相畵)가 안팍을 이루고 있는데 폭은 27.2cm이다. 이 사경은 또한 1행 14자로 쓰여지고 있는데, 이러한 특징은 표지화 변상화의 양식과 더불어 고려국왕별원 금 은자사경의 양식과 같다. 이 사경을 발원한 인물은 충렬왕대의 권신이던 염승익이다. 염승익은 "고려사(高麗史)" "고려사절요(高麗史節要)"에 의하면, 기인을 동원하여 지은 자신의 집을 대장경사경소(大藏經寫經所) 금자대장사경소(金字大藏寫經所)로 내놓았다는 기록이 있다. 그러므로 이 사경은 염승익이 자신과 그 일가권속의 복락을 빌기 위해 "묘법연화경(妙法蓮華經)" 7권부 1부를 금자대장사경소(金字大藏寫經所)에서 제작하고, 충렬왕(忠烈王) 9년 남계원석탑(南溪院石塔)을 수리할 때 탑에 함께 봉안했을 것으로 생각할 수 있다. 그러나 이 사경의 가장 중요한 점은 "고려사절요(高麗史節要)"의 기록처럼 금자대장소로 내놓았다는 점이라 할 수 있다. 금자대장소란 장소적 의미가 강조된 것으로 금경사와 더불어서 금자원과의 차이를 밝힐 수 있는 중요한 단서라고 할 수 있는 점이다. 그러나 이 사경이 충렬왕대 고려국왕발원 금 은자사경의 특징을 그대로 보여주고 있다는 점에서 비록 개인발원사경이라 할지라도 금자대장사경소(金字大藏寫經所)에서 제작되었기 때문에 금자원(金字院)(혹은 은자원(銀字院))의 스타일을 그대로 따르고 있다는 점과 이러한 점을 통해 남겨진 기록들과 발문을 중심으로 사경원 금 은자원의 성격을 밝히는데 힘썼다.