淸州 雲泉洞 新羅寺蹟碑 再檢討

On the Unchon-dong Silla Monument in Chongju

The Silla Stone Monument in Unchon-dong Chongju is the oldest sajeukbi (寺蹟碑) in korea. sajeukbi means recorded about history of the Temple. There are carved Thanheul(丹穴) and eumyang(陰陽) in the inscription. Thanheul and eumyang is concerned with the Taoism or the Supernatural being thought. This Stone Monument was built in Silla. The educated class of this Age had knowledge of the Taoism. So we can think that this inscrption recorded the Taoism or the Supernatural being thought. This Stone Monument was defaced. This wear was resulted from washing or other uses. Look at the use of this Stone Monument, we may think that it was inscribed in the three surfaces. In the beginning of the middle period (中代) of Silla, King Shinmung(神文王) instituted seowongsogyong(西原小京). Kim won tae(金元泰) and Kim won jung(金元貞) may be the local governor of the seowongsogyong in the King Shinmung. Kim won tae and Kim won jung was influential person in this time. Kim won tae's daughtor was married to King sungduck(聖德王) and Kim won jung was a son of Kim you shin(金庾信). These facts indicated the importance of the seowongsogyong.