TY - JOUR
T1 - The cult of the Pure Land of Maitreya in paekche and Silla in the Three Kingdoms period
AU - Yeonshik, Choe
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Institute for the Study of Religion, Sogang University, Korea.
PY - 2015/4/1
Y1 - 2015/4/1
N2 - Although the cult of Amita¯bha was the representative form of Pure Land belief in Korean Buddhism after the Unified Silla period, this form of belief and worship was not seen in the Three Kingdoms period when the cult of Maitreya flourished. It was understood that even the Pure Land where the Buddha resides was related to the cult of Maitreya. Although all of the Three Kingdoms display features of the cult of Maitreya, there are significant differences between Koguryǒ, Paekche, and Silla with respect to the characteristics of the Pure Land of Maitreya. In the case of Koguryǒ, such things as Tusita Heaven and assemblies under the dragon flower tree, which are found in the Maitreya su¯tras, became the faith in the Pure Land of Maitreya. In Paekche and Silla, however, the features of a belief system in Tusita Heaven or assemblies under a dragon flower tree in the distant future are not seen. Rather, both states believed that Maitreya would appear in their own countries in the present and the characteristics of a belief in the manifestation of the Pure Land in the present, in which Maitreya will come and go frequently, are seen.
AB - Although the cult of Amita¯bha was the representative form of Pure Land belief in Korean Buddhism after the Unified Silla period, this form of belief and worship was not seen in the Three Kingdoms period when the cult of Maitreya flourished. It was understood that even the Pure Land where the Buddha resides was related to the cult of Maitreya. Although all of the Three Kingdoms display features of the cult of Maitreya, there are significant differences between Koguryǒ, Paekche, and Silla with respect to the characteristics of the Pure Land of Maitreya. In the case of Koguryǒ, such things as Tusita Heaven and assemblies under the dragon flower tree, which are found in the Maitreya su¯tras, became the faith in the Pure Land of Maitreya. In Paekche and Silla, however, the features of a belief system in Tusita Heaven or assemblies under a dragon flower tree in the distant future are not seen. Rather, both states believed that Maitreya would appear in their own countries in the present and the characteristics of a belief in the manifestation of the Pure Land in the present, in which Maitreya will come and go frequently, are seen.
KW - Chinja
KW - Huisi
KW - Hwarang
KW - Hyǒn'gwang
KW - Maitreya cult
KW - Maitreya sylph flower
KW - Mirǔk monastery
KW - Pure Land in the present
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U2 - 10.1353/jkr.2015.0011
DO - 10.1353/jkr.2015.0011
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84933041367
SN - 2093-7288
VL - 6
SP - 13
EP - 36
JO - Journal of Korean Religions
JF - Journal of Korean Religions
IS - 1
ER -