In the latter part of the Silla Dynasty, the Avatamsaka sutra studies were popular such as the creation of the Avatamska Vairocana Buddha statue centered on the royal temple, and it is thought it affected Zen Buddhism temples.
However, the Zen Buddhism temples in the latter part of the Silla Dynasty enshrined the Avatamska Vairocana Buddha statue unlike the Zen Buddhism temples of the Tang age, and it is presumed that they could not but respond to the demand from the royal family because the royal family sponsored the operation of Zen Buddhism temples with political purposes. The Zen masters who created mountain monasteries in the latter part of the Silla Dynasty must have adapted to the Zen Buddhism temple system of the Tang age through studying abroad and thus it is thought that they followed the Buddhism temple architecture presented in the『Baizhang Qinggui (百丈淸規)』 in the Tang age. In particular, it was confirmed that Avatamska Vairocana Buddha was not believed as the main Buddha in Zen Buddhism temples in the latter part of the Silla Dynasty from the mention that the iron Vairocana Buddha statue in Borimsa Temple played the role of decorating the place where Chejing stayed, written in the 「Bojo Zen master Changseong stone monument」. In addition, given that the Avatamska Vairocana Buddha statue was not enshrined in the main building of the temple, which is the central Buddhist sanctum of the Zen Buddhism temple, but was enshrined in an attached Buddhist temple or created after a considerable period of time after the temple was built, it was found that the Avatamska Vairocana Buddha statue did not play the role of the main Buddha statue, which was the main object of worship from the beginning. According to the result of the study, although it has been vaguely assumed that the Avatamska Vairocana Buddha was enshrined in Zen Buddhism temples in the latter part of the Silla Dynasty, when the literature data and excavation investigation results were put together, no clear evidence to conclude such an assumption could be found. This paper was intended to explain the reason why the Zen Buddhism temples in the latter part of the Silla Dynasty that built Avatamska Vairocana Buddha statues became to believe in Avatamska Vairocana Buddha statues unlike the discipline of the Zen sect that regards the Buddhist sanctuary where Zen masters preach Buddhist teachings so that complete enlightenment can be obtained on behalf of Buddha as the most important space without building the Buddhist sanctum where the main Buddha statue is created and the rituals such as sutra chanting or prayers to Buddha are held.
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