계룡산국립공원 내 석조미술의 특징과 미술사적 의의

Abstract

Gyeryongsan Mountain has long been recognized as an important mountain on the Korean Peninsula, as it was chosen as one of the five mountains of the Unified Silla Dynasty. Therefore, it was designated as a national park in 1968 . Gyeryongsan National Park has a considerable amount of stone art associated with temples and tombs, with the ones related to Buddhist beliefs predominating. The Dangganjiju, Stone Pagoda, and Budo, which were handed down to Gap-sa Temple, Donghak-sa Temple, and Shinwon-sa Temple in the national park, are representative of such stone art. From this viewpoint, it can be said that Buddhist stone art forms the center of the stone art history in Gyeryongsan National Park. From a timeline perspective, the Buddhist stone art in Gyeryongsan National Park shows a development process that is in line with the flow of stone art history in Korea. Each piece of stone artwork is believed to reflect the trend or culture of the time in which it was produced. However, although Gyeryongsan Mountain has long been recognized as an important mountain, stone artworks that are certain to have been created during the Three Kingdoms or Unified Silla Period have not been identified, as in other regions or cultural zones. It is expected that stone art related to this period will be excavated in the future.