| Title |
Study on the Southern Gate(南門) And Front Road(前路) of Korean Ancient Buddhist Temples |
| Authors |
Seo, Hyowon ; Jang, Jiyeong |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK_PD.2019.35.2.73 |
| Keywords |
Ancient Buddhist temples ; Entrance area ; Southern gate ; Front road(Jeon-ro ; 前路) ; Hwangnyongsa Temple |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to analyze the area of the southern gate in ancient temples. As the southern gate played a role of the front gate, the national or royal ceremonies had been held around the southern gates. The ancient southern gate of temples has had the place for the huge ceremonies such as a royal parade and an inspection of troops. Moreover, this place was recorded in the 'Samkooksagi(三國史記)' as Jeon-Ro(前路). The Southern gate and the Jeon-Ro had been planned together in the front area of the ancient temples, and the gate had been designed to look down the Jeon-Ro. These findings can be verified through the result of a recent excavation at a site of Hwangnyongsa temple in Gyeongju. This research confirmed that the huge ceremonies had been held at the Jeon-Ro including the area of southern gates. Furthermore, a Hwangnyongsa temple is regarded as a concrete case of verifying the composition of the area of Southern gate. |