TY - JOUR
AU - Koh Sang Hyun
AB - The Yeondeunghoe(Lightening Lantern Festival/Lotus Lantern Festival) was designated as one of the Important Intangible Cultural Properties (No.122) on April 6, 2012. After that, there has been an increasing demand for strengthening the traditional intangible cultural heritages having their own history in the midst of various contents unfolded in the modern Yeondeunghoe.Examining the contents of intangible cultural heritages contained in the Lightening Lantern Festival per period, first, during the Silla Dynasty there was an event of gandeung (看燈, lighting the mind through seeing a lantern), a feast and Tapdolyi (walking around a pagoda) in a temple. During the Goryeo Dynasty, since the Yeondeunghoe was held at the state level, in the palace on the day of sohoe-il (小會日, 14th day of a month for) aljojinui (worshipping the portraits of ancestors) was performed; on the day of daehoi-il (大會日, 15th day of a month for Yeondeunghoe), dapsahaeng-gamu (踏沙行歌舞, one of the Korean court dances accompanied by Tang music), wangmodae-gamu (one of the Korean court dances for a king and a nation), deungseokchi-eo (燈夕致語, Giving words to a king in admiration of the Lotus Lantern Festival) and the other events were performed; at the time of a king’s procession not only heonseon-do (獻仙桃, one of dances and songs passed down from Song China performed for the benefit of a king’s long life), cheoyong-mu (處容舞, a court dance for eliminating evil spirits), mugojeong (舞鼓鉦, one of drum and jing dances) but also all sorts of baekhui (百戱, popular entertainments) such as manseokseunghee (萬石僧戱, one of puppet shows), hoginoli (an event performed with flags for meeting the cost of the festival), and the others were performed. During the Joseon Dynasty, gandeung and a feast continued; yangjubyeolsandaenori (Byeolsandae mask dance-drama of Yangju), eunyultalchum (mask dance drama of Eunyul), a run swing, subuhui (one of children’s games) and the like were performed; and according to records, there was a special food culture like sobab (plain meal without meat). In modern times, a dance festival for adolescent and B-boy performance are being held, and pouring perfume on Buddah s statue, seungmu (one of secularized Buddhist dances), sachalhakchum (a temple crane dance) and the others are being performed.For the Yeondeunghoe to be sustainable, we should succeed and perform the contents of intangible cultural heritages that were activated before modern times, and should restore lost heritages. First of all, heonseon-do, cheoyong-mu, tapdolyi, eunyultalchum and yangjubyeolsandaenori, all of which are preserved, should be performed. Among these performances, there are some that have been influenced by distorted viewpoint of Buddhism in the Joseon period, but there is no reason to put them under taboo.We should rather accept them as just what belongs to the past; then, we should recreate them in accordance with 21st century’s Buddhism.Besides, with regard to the lost adornments at the time of the procession of a royal carriage made during the Goryeo Dynasty, we should make an endeavor to restore them. Moreover, the designation of the artisans who make lotus lanterns as the holders of special techniques and arts should be considered; the ceremony for pouring perfume on Buddah s statue should be restored; and the work of making paper-flowers for lotus lanterns and Buddhist ceremonies should be expanded.
BT - Journal for the Study of Korean Buddhist History
N2 - The Yeondeunghoe(Lightening Lantern Festival/Lotus Lantern Festival) was designated as one of the Important Intangible Cultural Properties (No.122) on April 6, 2012. After that, there has been an increasing demand for strengthening the traditional intangible cultural heritages having their own history in the midst of various contents unfolded in the modern Yeondeunghoe.Examining the contents of intangible cultural heritages contained in the Lightening Lantern Festival per period, first, during the Silla Dynasty there was an event of gandeung (看燈, lighting the mind through seeing a lantern), a feast and Tapdolyi (walking around a pagoda) in a temple. During the Goryeo Dynasty, since the Yeondeunghoe was held at the state level, in the palace on the day of sohoe-il (小會日, 14th day of a month for) aljojinui (worshipping the portraits of ancestors) was performed; on the day of daehoi-il (大會日, 15th day of a month for Yeondeunghoe), dapsahaeng-gamu (踏沙行歌舞, one of the Korean court dances accompanied by Tang music), wangmodae-gamu (one of the Korean court dances for a king and a nation), deungseokchi-eo (燈夕致語, Giving words to a king in admiration of the Lotus Lantern Festival) and the other events were performed; at the time of a king’s procession not only heonseon-do (獻仙桃, one of dances and songs passed down from Song China performed for the benefit of a king’s long life), cheoyong-mu (處容舞, a court dance for eliminating evil spirits), mugojeong (舞鼓鉦, one of drum and jing dances) but also all sorts of baekhui (百戱, popular entertainments) such as manseokseunghee (萬石僧戱, one of puppet shows), hoginoli (an event performed with flags for meeting the cost of the festival), and the others were performed. During the Joseon Dynasty, gandeung and a feast continued; yangjubyeolsandaenori (Byeolsandae mask dance-drama of Yangju), eunyultalchum (mask dance drama of Eunyul), a run swing, subuhui (one of children’s games) and the like were performed; and according to records, there was a special food culture like sobab (plain meal without meat). In modern times, a dance festival for adolescent and B-boy performance are being held, and pouring perfume on Buddah s statue, seungmu (one of secularized Buddhist dances), sachalhakchum (a temple crane dance) and the others are being performed.For the Yeondeunghoe to be sustainable, we should succeed and perform the contents of intangible cultural heritages that were activated before modern times, and should restore lost heritages. First of all, heonseon-do, cheoyong-mu, tapdolyi, eunyultalchum and yangjubyeolsandaenori, all of which are preserved, should be performed. Among these performances, there are some that have been influenced by distorted viewpoint of Buddhism in the Joseon period, but there is no reason to put them under taboo.We should rather accept them as just what belongs to the past; then, we should recreate them in accordance with 21st century’s Buddhism.Besides, with regard to the lost adornments at the time of the procession of a royal carriage made during the Goryeo Dynasty, we should make an endeavor to restore them. Moreover, the designation of the artisans who make lotus lanterns as the holders of special techniques and arts should be considered; the ceremony for pouring perfume on Buddah s statue should be restored; and the work of making paper-flowers for lotus lanterns and Buddhist ceremonies should be expanded.
PY - 2014
SP - 185
EP - 228
T2 - Journal for the Study of Korean Buddhist History
TI - A Study of Plans for Strengthening the Contents of Intangible Cultural Heritages in Yeondeunghoe
VL - 5
SN - 2287-562X
ER -