Culture of Bupyeong Cultural Assets Incheon Surukjae
Incheon Surukjae
Artist
Park Chi Hun (January 8, 1963, Jawon Temple 612-6 Bupyeong 6-dong, Designated on April 6) City Designation Number 15 Intangible Cultural Assets
Incheon Surukjae
As a traditional Buddhist ceremony, it has a more splendid sound (Bubeum) compared to the Surukjaes in other regions and dynamic fun-filled dance (Bubmu). The repentance song in the end has a unique melody that memorizes the people's sorrow in Incheon area. Notably, Gilgarum ceremony is the only feature of Incheon Surukjae that can not be seen in the Surukjaes of other regions.
Surukjae
Surukjae is the Buddhist ceremony that lectures about Buddhist law. It offers food for comforting the lonely spirits and demons roaming around water and land. It is also called by the names Surukmoochapyungdeungjaei, Gukhangsurukdaejae, SurukHwei, Bejaehwei, Siwangjae, Sinjoongjae and Jaesukjae. Surukjae orginated when Emperor Moo of Chinese Yang Dynasty thought that saving souls is the highest virtue and made a ceremonial writing after consultation with the monks. According to the ceremonial writing, a sacrifice was offered at Gumsan Temple in AD 505. Surukjae began in Korea during Korea Dynasty. It was often held during the regime of Gwangjong, and the first example was Surukdoryang that was opened at Galyang Temple in 970 (Gwangjong 21st year).
During Myungjong (1171~1197), Taejong (1401), Moonjong (1066) and Hweijong (1209), sacrifices were offered around Ganghwado area.
The procedure of Surukjae is as follows.
Siryun ⇒ Daeryung ⇒ Gwanyok ⇒ Gwebulewoon ⇒ Bokchungye ⇒ Chunsubara ⇒ Butterfly Dance ⇒ Bubgomu ⇒ Geobul ⇒ Hunzhagye V Butterfuly Dance ⇒ Butterfly Dance ⇒ Changhon ⇒ Hyangsunayul ⇒ Sadarani ⇒ Yukbubgongyang ⇒ Surukchundogagigye ⇒ Hwachung•Repentance Song ⇒ Sisik ⇒ Gongdukgye ⇒ Hwei Hyang
Learned Chundojae from Monk Bong Chang Hyun of Pochun Golden Dragon Temple from 1964 to 1975. Learned traditional Chundojae ceremony from Monk Woonsung of Bupju Temple in Sokri Mountain Boeun Chungbuk from 1977 to 1980. Learned Incheon Suruk Chundojae and Bumpae•Jakbupmu from Monk Han Gu Ha and Monk Song Woon Pyo of Yaksa Temple, the center of Incheon Hwaumjong located in Gansuk-dong Namdong-gu and Monk Park Bub Woon of Hwaumjong Haegwang Temple in Shinheung-dong Jung-gu Incheon from 1980 to 1985. Learned Bumpae•Jakbupmu and Suruk Chundojae from Monk Park Song Ahm, an important intangible cultural assets number 50 Bumpae artist, from 1989 to 1999.
