삼국시대 동해안 지역 사원 창전연가설화의 역사적 의미

The Historica1 Significance of the Foundation Legend of Temples in the East Coast Areas during the Age of Three Kingdoms

This thesis takes a at the foundation legend of temples in the East Coast areas during the Age of Three Kingdoms for the purpose of high1ighting the fact that re1ígion t∞k the position as a factor for territorγ expansions and control over the public. The summary is as follmngs. Although Buddhism was legalized relatively ear1ier in Koguryo, maintained its control over the public by re1ying on a statuteld armed nùght, compulsion based on the use of force. It goes the same wi Shilla. In spite of itsrly recognition of Buddhism, its expansion to the East Coast taok the form of subjugation based on the use of force and statute‘ However, Shilla began to push ahead with cultural assinùlation policy after having detected a sign of public sentiment tuming against Shilla govemment in a wake of Koguryo s counter-attack against Shìlla s reckless territory exnsion policy. ShiUa founded. nples intensively in areas of traffic and nù1itarγ importartce around the time of unification. The policy was designed to bring ideas and culture together through the spread of the buddhist statute so that the areas worked as part of Shilla ’s genuine tenitories, which led to securing rnaritirne traffic route, and further king over the rnaritime power. The UIfication of the three kingdoms by Shilla and its effective goveming over the local provinces were attributed to the aids of Buddhism. The evidence of the historica1 truth is that the high priests living during the ne around the unification of thr kingdom such as Ja-Jang, E-Sang， Won-Hyo were traced a10ng the East Coast areas down to lJ]-San and up to Kang-Reung