Yeongsanjae | Global Knowledge Systems

Overview

A central element of Korean Buddhist culture, Yeongsanjae is a re-enactment of Buddha’s delivery of the Lotus Sutra on the Vulture Peak in India, through which philosophical and spiritual messages of Buddhism are expressed and people in attendance develop self-discipline. Yeongsanjae begins with a ritual reception for all the saints and spirits of heaven and earth and concludes with a farewell ritual representing manners of the otherworldly realm of Buddha, with singing, ceremonial adornment and varied ritual dances such as the cymbal dance, drum dance and ceremonial robe dance. The other components include a ritual cleansing, a tea ceremony, the dedication of a rice meal to the Buddha and Bodhisattvas, a sermon inviting the audience to the door of truth and a ritual meal for the dead to congratulate them on their entry into heaven. Preserved chiefly by the Taego Order of Korean...

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Community and Authority

Communities: Korea, Republic of
Languages: Not specified in UNESCO dataset
Cultural territories: Korea, Republic of
Countries: Korea, Republic of

How the System Works

Music, Performance and Oral Literature Language, Story and Memory Material Culture, Design and Technology Food, Agriculture and Seasonal Practice Ceremony, Spirituality and Cosmology Ways of Knowing and Knowledge Transmission

Sources and Evidence

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Field-Level Provenance

title: UNESCO DataHub field title_en
preferredTitle: UNESCO DataHub field title_fr
summary: UNESCO DataHub field description_en
type: UNESCO DataHub fields type_of_element_en and type_acronym
countries: UNESCO DataHub field countries, ISO codes resolved with ISO-3166 regional metadata
categories: ARED category inference from UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names and title
relationships: UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names, type fields and World Heritage links
sourceUrl: UNESCO DataHub field http_url_en
rights: UNESCO DataHub dataset metadata license and license_url

Original Source Metadata

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ich_public_ref186

inscription_year2009

title_enYeongsanjae

title_frLe Yeongsanjae

type_of_element_enRepresentative List

type_acronymRL

countriesKR

http_url_enhttps://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00186

concepts_primary_namesBuddhism, Religious practice, Rituals

concepts_secondary_namesClergy, Costumes, Food, Handicrafts, Hats, Historical reenactment, Idiophones, Offering, Poetry, Ritual dance, Ritual purification, Veneration of the dead, Visual arts, Vocal music, Woodwind instruments

main_image_urlhttps://ich.unesco.org/img/photo/thumb/01062-LRG.jpg

main_image_caption_enNot supplied

main_image_copyrightNational Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, 2003

main_image_authorSeuk In-chul

videoshttps://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/DdU44Z3bees

images[object Object], [object Object], [object Object]

Why This Record Is Credible

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Cultural Access

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Relationships

Buddhism Religious practice Rituals Clergy Costumes Food Handicrafts Hats Historical reenactment Idiophones Offering UNESCO representative list World Heritage connection: Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea

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