금강경 봉찬기도 참여자 현황 조사 연구

Abstract

This study aimed to examine in detail the number of participants by region, the content of prayer, what they gained through prayer, and the satisfaction level of participants in the ‘Diamond Sutra prayer’, and to examine the level of satisfaction of participants in the Diamond Sutra prayer. For this purpose, a survey was conducted by directly collecting questionnaires from 3,073 Diamond Sutra prayer participants four times in July, August, September, and October. As a result of the analysis, first, the participants’ regions were Gyeongsang region (45.2%), Seoul metropolitan region (42.5%), Chungcheong region (6.4%), Gangwon region (3.2%), Jeolla region (2.3%), and overseas region (0.2%)., followed by the Jeju region (0.2%). Second, the contents of prayer were in the following order: health (26.6%), wish (20.6%), wealth (18.o%), and enlightenment (13.1%). Third, the things gained through prayer were in the order of health (23.8%), enlightenment (17.1%), wish (14.0%), and other (13.4%). Fourth, there were slight differences in satisfaction with prayer participation by region. Overall, the ratio of ‘very satisfied’ and ‘satisfied’ was high, and satisfaction with the August conference was the highest, while satisfaction with the October conference showed a tendency to slightly decrease. Looking at satisfaction by age, although there were slight differences for each age, the overall ratio of ‘very satisfied’ and ‘satisfied’ was high in all age groups. Analyzing the monthly responses, we can see that satisfaction with the August conference was the highest, while satisfaction with the October conference tended to be slightly lower. The results of this study are expected to provide practical information about participants in temple-based Diamond Sutra prayers and provide basic data on factors to be considered when planning Diamond Sutra prayers in the future.