• 대순사상논총
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• 제26집
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• pp.45-75
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• 2016

The aim of this study is to explain characteristics of Maitreya and Maitreya belief from a point of view that 'Jeungsan is the very Maitreya(甑山卽彌勒)'. In 『Jeon-gyeong』, Maitreya is mentioned several times. Thus, new religions of Jeungsan of Daesoonjinrihoe take 'Jeungsan is the very Maitreya' belief for truth. Due to the fact that characteristics of Maitreya are so multi-layered and complicated, it is necessary to explain clearly what kind of feature Maitreya has in 『Jeon-gyeong』. If believing and following 'Jeungsan is the very Maitreya' without clarifying it, they will be faced with a problem that they regard Jeungsan of Supreme being of the Ninth Heaven as one of Maitreya and take its belief for truth. Furthermore, with respect to the characteristics of 'Jeungsan is the very Maitreya' belief, while believing in Mireukasaeng, longed-for Millenarian movement by people through Messianism and Mireukasaeng belief is found in Daesoon Thought, whereas there is a need how to understand the point that we cannot finped Messianism and Millenarian movement in Daesoon Thought. To solve this problem, I draw a conclusion that 'Jeungsan is the very Maitreya' in 『Jeon-gyeong』 has to be understood with two meanings by four demonstrations. First of all, the people perceived late Joseon dynasty as the age of decadence but Maitreya's divinity which is desired by the people is not divinity of Maitreya Sutra(Mileuggyeong). Maitreya's divinity is reflected in the people's cherished desire and it is newly created as the Messiah. Thus, the idea of Jeungsan being the very Maitreya was developed in a way that the people desired the Messiah, encompassing this inclination. That is the Messiah of the people and the divinity of Jeungsan. Although Jeungsan as Supreme being of the Ninth Heaven satisfied the people's desire, it shows a different way to salvation from the way in Maitreya Sutra(Mileuggyeong). It is 'the Great Reordering of the Universe' and 'the Great Reordering of the Three Realms'. Reordering in Jeungsan shows that divinity of Jeungsan is not limited to the people's Messiah. In other words, divinity of Jeungsan is established as The Messiah, surpassing divinity of Maitreya Sutra(Mileuggyeong). And following statements prove this divinity of Jeungsan. Jeungsan's emphasis is not only the people's desire and the Gods' appeal. Jeungsan's emphasis is that only does Supreme being of the Ninth Heaven correct heaven and earth, which is the Gods' appeal. Therefore, 'Jeungsan is the very Maitreya' belief embraces the people's Messianism and at the same time it runs with he Gods' appeal. Thus, Reordering through the Great Reordering of the Universe and the Great Reordering of the Three Realms builds up a new ideal world.

• 대순사상논총
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• 제42집
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• pp.167-199
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• 2022

대부분의 증산교단에서는 증산을 미륵불의 영체(靈體)나 화신(化身)으로 믿는다. 그런데 대순진리회에서는 미륵불의 운수가 5만년 동안 지속될 것이며, 미륵불상의 금(金)이 곧 후천 가을을 '상징'한다고 주장한다. 대순진리회의 금강산 토성수련도장에는 관촉사의 미륵불과 비슷한 모습의 미륵불상이 있는데, 금산사의 미륵불상과는 다른 '상징'을 보여준다. 금산사의 미륵불상이 증산과 그의 종통을 이은 정산이라는 두 인물을 상징하는 모심이라면 보다 보편적인 입장에서의 신행(信行)을 상징하는 미륵불상이 토성수련도장을 통해 제시된 것이다. 금산사의 미륵불상이 종통문제를 다룬다면 금강산 토성수련도장의 미륵불상은 민중구원과 도통군자의 출현을 예언하는 문제와 연결된다. 그리고 대순사상에 따르면 미륵불은 더 이상 가까운 장래에 오실 미래불이 아니라 이미 지상에 몸을 나투신 현재불이다. 증산이 이 땅에 내려오심으로 인해 미륵불의 현현이 실제로 이루어졌다는 믿음이다. 향후 증산의 천지공사를 구체적으로 사회에서 실행하고 실천하여 미륵신앙의 참된 신행이 이루어져 미륵불이 지향하는 이상사회를 만들어가야 할 것이다.

• 대순사상논총
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• 제25_1집
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• pp.157-187
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• 2015

In this paper, I will study the common point between Korean buddhist thought and Daesoon thought. In 2 chapter, I will illuminate Kang Jeungsan to be familiar with buddhist culture. Daewonsa(大院寺) was the place Kang Jeungsan's to enlighten Path. Kang Jeungsan said Śākyamuni to the people to follow himself. And Kang Jeungsan burned Thousand-Hands Sutra(千手經) as one of Chenjigongsa(天地公事). In 3 chapter I study the unfolding of Korean Maitreya thought and the interpenetration of the three teachings. In 4 chapter I study the idea of Maitreya Buddha and the unity of the three teachings in Daesoon thought. Maitreya has the origin in India. Korea accepted this Maitreya via China. In Silla era, the people accepted Maitreya in relation to Hwarang(花郞). In Unified Silla era, Beopsang jong(法相宗) accepted Maitreya devotion positively and the typical person is Jinpyo(眞表). In Goryeo era, Beopsang jong devoted Maitreya, on the other hand Maitreya devotion changed the popular devotion. In Joseon era, Maitreya devotion changed the popular devotion more and more. In this background, Kang Jeungsan accepted the idea of Maitreya Buddha. And Kang Jeungsan insisted that he is the existence to give Heaven's decree to Choe Jeu(崔濟愚) of Donghak and to combine Jesus of Christianity. The interpenetration of the three teachings is one of the stream of Joseon era's buddhim. We can read this in Hamheo Deuktong(涵虛得通)'s Hyeonjeongron(顯正論) and Yuseokjiluiron (儒釋質疑論) to pretend Hamheo Deuktong and Cheongheo Hyujeong(淸虛休靜)'s Samgagwigam(三家龜鑑). This interpenetration of the three teachings of Joseon era influenced Daesoon thought. The unity of the three teachings in Daesoon thought is divided into three. The first is the unity of the three teachings of Gwanwang(冠旺)'s standpoint, the second is the unity of the three teachings of Sungyo(仙敎) superior standpoint, the third is the unity of the three teachings of Jinmuk(震黙)'s anecdote. The interpenetration of the three teachings of Joseon era is connected with the unity of the three teachings of Jinmuk's anecdote. Thus Joseon era's buddhist thought and Daesoon thought have the common point in the idea of Maitreya Buddha and the interpenetration(unity) of the three teachings.

• 미술자료
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• 제98권
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• pp.22-53
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• 2020

본 논문에서는 감산사(甘山寺)의 아미타불상(阿彌陁佛像)과 미륵보살상(彌勒菩薩像)의 광배(光背)에 각각 새겨진 조상기(造像記)를 재검토함으로써, 통일신라기 불상을 대표하는 걸작이자 기준작인 두 상을 새롭게 이해하고자 하였다. 이를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 먼저 I장에서는 '근대적 발견' 이래 지난 100년간의 연구 성과를 네 시기로 나누어 검토한 다음, 필자의 새로운 관점과 방법론을 제시하였다. 이어서 II장에서는 기왕의 미륵보살상>아미타불상의 위차(位次)를 비판하고 조상기를 재검토한 후 두 상의 배치와 외관에 근거하여 아미타불상>미륵보살상의 위차가 옳음을 논증하였다. III장에서는 마지막까지 판독 불능으로 남았던 두 글자를 처음으로 판독하고, 이를 포함하여 기존에 의미가 불분명하였던 몇몇 구절을 새롭게 해석하였다. 아울러 아미타불상조상기와 미륵보살상조상기의 문장 구조를 비교하고 조상기의 찬자와 서자에 대하여 새로운 해석을 시도하였으며, 서체(書體) 연구는 앞으로의 과제로 남겨두었다. 끝으로 IV장에서는 조상기의 내용을 조상주(造像主)와 조상(造像) 및 발원(發願)으로 나누어 재검토하였다. 특히 필자는 '돌아가신 부모님을 위하여'라는 조상기의 구절이 상투적인 표현에 그치지 않고 실질적인 의미가 있음을 밝히고자 하였다. 결론적으로 말하자면 다음과 같다. 김지성(金志誠)이 돌아가신 부모를 모두 화장해서 동해 바닷가에 산골하였기 때문에, 나중에 부모를 추모하려 해도 그 마음을 의지할 물질적 표지(標識)가 없었다. 그래서 만년의 김지성은 감산전장(甘山田莊)을 희사하여 절로 삼고, 여기에 돌아가신 부모님을 위하여 돌로 각각 아미타불상과 미륵보살상을 조성하되, 부모님의 실제 모습을 투영하여 상(像)의 존용(尊容)을 사실적으로 조각하고 그 정혈(頂穴)에 부모의 상징물을 안치하였다고 해석하였다. 두 상 가운데 특히 미륵보살상은 관(冠)에 화불(化佛)이 있는 입상(立像)인데, 미술사학자들이 지적하였듯이, 이러한 도상(圖像)의 미륵보살상은 동아시아 불교조각사에서 그 유례를 찾아보기 어려워서, 도상적 특징만 본다면 십중팔구 관음보살상이라고 간주할 것이다. 반대로 조상기만 읽는 사람들에게는 의심할 여지없이 미륵보살상이다. 김지성은 돌아가신 어머니가 내세(來世)에는 도솔천에 상생(上生)하기를 기원하였기에 도솔천을 주재하는 미륵보살상을 만들기로 하되, 그 상에 자모(慈母)의 이미지를 투영하기 위하여 자비(慈悲)의 화신인 관음보살상의 도상을 취했던 것이다. 이것은 아미타불상도 마찬가지여서, 돌아가신 아버지의 극락왕생을 희구하여 아미타불상을 조성하되 모든 불교도의 자부(慈父)인 석가여래상의 도상을 차용하였다고 유추된다. 후대의 추모자들이 정면에서 상[Image]을 친견하고 뒤로 돌아가서 조상기[Text]를 읽었다면, 그들은 김지성의 부모님을 향한 추모의 마음에 깊이 공감하였을 것이다.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.295-307
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• 2019

In the process of the conservation treatment of the glass eyes of the stone standing Maitreya of Daejosa temple, Buyeo (Treasure No. 217), a blackish material, expected to be the adhesive for fixing the glass eyes, was collected and analyzed. Infrared spectroscopy and pyrolysis/gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (pyrolysis/GC/MS) were employed to identify the organic material in the sample. The IR analysis revealed the presence of materials such as apatite or bone black. The pyrogram of the sample was similar to that of Asian lacquer, among traditional adhesives. In particular, the pyrolysis/GC/MS analysis with online methylation detected 1,2-dimethoxy-3-pentadecylbenzene, methyl 7-(2,3- dimethoxyphenyl) heptanoate, and methyl 8-(2,3-dimethoxyphenyl)octanoate. These are known to be the pyrolysis products of catechol and its oxidation product, which indicated the presence of Asian lacquer in the sample. X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, and thermal gravimetry analysis showed that the sample contained ca. 60% inorganic substances, including apatite. Radiocarbon dating of the sample suggested that the blackish material was applied between the late 13^th and early 15^th century, revealing some discrepancy with the art-historical manufacturing time of the Maitreya. From the above analysis, it was concluded that Asian lacquer and bone ash were used to attach the glass eyes by forming a thick blackish lacquer layer.

• 대순사상과 동아시아종교
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.71-92
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• 2024

The world we live in is becoming more convenient thanks to the inventions of science and technology. Still, the world is also becoming more and more unpredictable with the current situation of VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity). The Covid-19 pandemic brought the biggest global disaster ever with 774,631,444 infected people and 7,031,216 deaths (WHO on February 11, 2024) but it seems that humanity is gradually forgetting this disaster. Meanwhile the economic stimulus packages worth trillions of dollars from governments after the pandemic have further caused the world debt bubble to swell. The bubble burst scenario is something that many economic experts fear. Apparently, in the transitional period of the early decades of the 21st century, the world's economic, cultural, political, social, natural, and environmental aspects have undergone profound transformations: from the real estate and finance crises in the United States since 2008; through the melting of the Arctic ice over the past several decades; to the double disaster of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in 2011. Especially, in the context of the world economic crisis after the COVID-19 pandemic, the human achievements of the past thousands of years are in jeopardy of being wiped out in an instant. Many people are predicting a bad scenario for a chain collapse. Facing the signals of an imminent economic catastrophe based on the appearance of "the Gray Rhino, Black Swan and White Elephant," many drawn in by Eschatological thought declare that Doomsday will occur shortly. This is the time for many other people to hope for the incoming Messiah. The Messiah is said to appear when people feel despair or suffer a great disaster because faith in the Savior can help them overcome adversity mentally. This research will find out how adherents of Buddhism view and deal with civilizational crises by examining history via symbols associated with Maitreya as based upon the Buddhist Messiah, Maitreya.

• 헤리티지:역사와 과학
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.104-121
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• 2018

제주 불교미술에 대한 관심은 한국미술에서 조금 소외되어 있는 편이다. 이 글은 주요 제주 불교미술에 대한 서술과 자복미륵에 중점을 두어 분석하였다. 제주의 불교문화는 고려후기에 흥기하였다. 법화사는 원 황실의 원찰이자 고려의 비보사찰이었다. 묘련사에서는 1296년에 고려 조정에서 내린 불전을 받들어 제주도판을 다시 새겼고 이는 제주의 지식문화를 시사한다. 수정사 청석탑 부재에 새겨진 금강역사상은 고려 후기의 회화로 주목된다. 불탑사 오층석탑은 제주 현무암으로 만들어졌고 14세기 전반경의 체화된 제주불교미술이다. 제주의 조선시대 불교미술에서 자복미륵은 민간신앙화된 미륵의 세 유형을 합성하여 독특한 모습이다. 자복미륵은 원정모와 관복을 착용하였으며, 석인상형 미륵처럼 좌우에 놓여 지역을 살피고 지키며, 튀어나온 눈으로 호위하는 역사(力士)인 신장상형 미륵의 특징을 수용하였다. 따라서 자복미륵은 조선시대 세속화된 미륵의 유형을 분석하는 데에 의미 있는 형식이다. 자복미륵을 이해하는 데에 특기할 불상이 1471년 파주 용미리 마애이불병립상, 1491년경 옥천 대성사 석불, 광주 십신사지 석불 등이다. 원정모형 보개를 지닌 불상은 조선전기에 집중되는 것으로 보인다. 그것은 미륵을 조선으로 끌어들여, 조선을 건설한 신진사대부의 모습에 기인하여 변형되었을 가능성이 있다고 보여 진다. 공교롭게 옥천 대성사 석불입상의 조성에 제주목사를 역임하는 육한이 참여한 것으로 추정된다. 자복미륵은 그러한 불상들의 지역에 따른 변형에도 불구하고 연결고리를 확인하여 주었다.

• 대순사상논총
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• 제22권
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• pp.1-32
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• 2014

This paper is searching the meaning of Gangseong(姜聖) which came from Gucheon Sangje(九天上帝, the Lord and Creator of the Great Origin of the Ninth Heaven) incarnated in the Gang(姜) family. To study the meaning of Gangseong(姜聖), this paper concentrate on Maitreya(彌勒尊佛) and the sentence about Wonsibanbon(原始返本) Sangje's incarnation in the Gang's family appeared on term Gangseong in the middle of divinity terms(九天應元雷聲普化天尊姜聖上帝). Furthermore, Sangje's surname Gangseong(姜姓) has relation with Maitreya and the sentence about Wonsibanbon. What Maitreya has relation with Gangseong(姜聖) is the legendary poem that Maitreya Statue became complete woman(六丈金佛 化爲全女) and what Wensibanbon has relation with Gangseong is the fact that family name Gang is primary surname all over the world's human beings. Wonsibanbon comprises correction of family lineage and theocracy(政敎一致) which came from tracing and reviving the beginning. As a primary family name, Sangje's incarnation family name Gang plays a leading edge role of religious activity of Sangje because primary family name Gang represents the one and only Truth(眞法) or the principle of Wensibanbon which means the union[unity] of religion and politics(政敎一致), and combining saintliness and heroism (聖雄兼備). According to the one and only Truth(眞法) like this, the first emergence and role of the completely "DoTongKunJa" (道通君子, the perfection of man with Dotong) who Sang-Je declared will build the union[unity] of religion and politics shows realization of advance-oriented salvation. Under the principle of Yangsan(兩山, twin mountain, 甑山, 鼎山, the three-story Maitreya Statue of Geumsan Temple) which implies emergence of the completely "DoTongKunJa"(道通君子) who will accomplish the union[unity] of religion and politics(政敎一致), combining saintliness and heroism(聖雄兼備) and advent of the one and only Truth(眞法出現). This could be possible by the almighty of Sangje who incarnated in Gang's family name according to the principle of Wensibanbon from the text Jeonkyung(典經) as shown. Adjusting family lineage (血統) means to straighten out the relation between ancestors and descendants, and which has close relation with the activity after Sangje's incarnation in Gang's family name according to the principle of Wensibanbon. As far as family lineage was concerned, there are three aspects of close relation between ancestors and descendants. First, general connection between ancestors and descendants, Second Dotong(道通)-related connection, Third after -death entrance(冥府)-related connection. Descendants should know a family history from moral laws of family relationships(天倫) by the Compatibility principle. As for second Dotong-related connection between ancestors and descendants, the fact descendants' Dotong can be accomplished by the act of ancestors' charity shows human beings world(人間界) where descendants live has close organic relation with divine world(神明界) where ancestors live. As for third after-death entrance-related connection between ancestors and descendants, after-death entrance are totally related with both Heavenly order(天道) of ancestors and Humane-order(人道) of descendants. At this point, we can see the relation between ancestors and descendants are very close and organic. As shown from the text Jeonkyung, Sangje as Gucheon Sangje(九天上帝, the Lord and Creator of the Great Origin of the Ninth Heaven) and Maitreya(彌勒尊佛) has descended to the earth adopting Gang's family name according to principle Wensibanbon. By Sangje's incarnation in Gang's family name, the legitimacy of the religion and the perfection of Do could be successed under the law of Yangsan(兩山). Furthermore, Sangje realize the one and only Truth by Adjusting family lineage and producing the completely "true man" through Cheonji Gongsa.

• 고문화
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• 3호
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• pp.4-12
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• 1964

• Acta Via Serica
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.1-27
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• 2019

Beginning in the northwestern region of India, and spreading through Central Asia and the rest of Asia along the Silk Road, the making of colossal Buddha statues has been a major theme in Buddhist art. The colossal Buddha statues predominantly feature Śākyamuni (the Historical Buddha), Maitreya (the Future Buddha), and Vairocana (the Transcendant Buddha), and they were fashioned out of religious devotion and frequently in conjunction with notions of Buddhist kingship. This paper examines the religious, social and political circumstances under which these colossal statues were made, focusing on examples from Central and East Asia made during the first millennium CE. Beginning in the 1990s, there was a revival of making colossal Buddha statues across China and elsewhere. The paper also briefly compares the current wave of building colossal Buddha statues with historical examples.