On the Formation of the Upper Monastic Area of Seon Buddhist Temples from Korea´s Late Silla to the Goryeo Era

This book analyzes numerous excavated temple ruins and inscriptions recording the lives of eminent monks to show how Korea established its own distinctive Seon Bhuddist temples, and to illuminate the continuity between temples of the ancient and medieval eras.

When Seon (Zen) Buddhism was first introduced to Korea around Korea's late Silla and early Goryeo eras, the function of the beopdang (Dharma hall) was transfused to the lecture hall found in ancient Buddhist temples, establishing a pivotal area within the temple compound called the upper monastic area. By exploring the structural formation and dissolution of the upper monastic area, the author shows how Korea established its own distinctive Seon temples, unlike those of China and Japan, in the course of assimilating a newly-introduced foreign culture as its own. To accomplish this, the author analyzed the inscriptions on stone monuments which recorded the lives of eminent monks and also numerous excavated temple ruins. These analyses give us a new perspective on the evolution of the upper monastic area, which had the beopdang as its center, at a time when early Seon temples were being established under very adverse and unstable circumstances. The exploration of the spatial organization and layout of Korean Seon temple architecture has illuminated the continuity between Korean Buddhist temples of both the ancient and medieval eras.

Explores the characteristics of Seon temple architecture from Korea's late Silla to the early Goryeo eras through the evolution of the upper monastic area One of the rare sources of information on Korean Buddhist architecture and temples This book is a small endeavor to reinterpret the volumes of data gathered from field research based on excavated temple ruins and existing historical documents and, in the process, introduce Korean Seon temples to a global audience

Inhalt
Background of Seon Temple Establishment in Early Seon Buddhism.- Ancient Lecture Hall and the Spatial Organization of the Buildings on its Left and Right.- Establishment of the Upper Monastic Area with the Beopdang as its Center in Korean Seon Temples.- Formation of Multiple Areas within Seon Temples in the Aftermath of the Dissolution of the Upper Monastic Area.

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