| Title |
A Study on the Characteristics of Japanese Buddhist Temple Architecture in 19th Century |
| Authors |
Kim Seong-Do ; Katagiri Masao |
| Keywords |
the 19th Century ; Modern Times ; the Metropolitan(Capital) Area ; Japanese Buddhism ; Japanese Buddhist Temple Architecture ; Temple ; Characteristics of Architectural Design |
| Abstract |
Buddhism of Japan was closely related with that of Korea in the past because it was introduced into the former from the latter first in December 538 AD. But Japanese Buddhism was changed by the import of Chinese Buddhism and the combination with Shintoism(神道) with the lapse of time. This study aims at finding out the characteristic of Japanese Buddhism and its architectural design in the capital region in 19th century.
As the result of this study, it was revealed that Japanese Buddhist circles were totally subjugated to political power in these periods by the Honmatsu system(本末制) and Tanka system(檀家制度) established by the Bakuhu in Edo period and the Haibutsukishaku(廢佛毁釋; ie the movement of obliterating Buddhism) policy by the government in Meiji period, and, by the result, became secularized taking charge of government policy. With this, it was possible to know that the elements of style in ancient times were maintained in these periods, and the hierarchy of the architectural design elements such as posts and gongpo(a Far Eastern bracket system) were used unlike the traditional way of design hierarchy, for example the design hierarchy of the subordinate temple such as sosido(祖師堂) was superior to that of the main temple such as hondo(本堂). |